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1 ♦ negative
♦ negative (1) /ˈnɛgətɪv/a.1 (elettr., elettron., mat., med., ecc.) negativo: negative electricity, elettricità negativa; negative pole, polo negativo; negative numbers, numeri negativi; negative sign, segno negativo, segno «meno»; a negative answer, una risposta negativa; a negative vote, un voto negativo, contrario; negative criticism, critica negativa; critica non costruttiva; to test negative, risultare negativo a un test● (fin., rag.) negative balance, saldo negativo (o passivo) □ (elettr.) negative booster, devoltore □ (leg.) negative covenant, clausola restrittiva (o vessatoria) □ (psic.) negative empathy, empatia negativa □ (econ.) negative equity, disvalore ( di un immobile) □ (leg.) negative evidence, prova negativa □ (econ.) negative externality, esternalità negativa □ (elettron.) negative feedback, retroazione negativa □ (fin.) negative investment, disinvestimento □ (mat., stat.) negative quantity, quantità negativa □ (econ.) negative saving, risparmio negativo □ ( sport) negative test, controllo antidoping negativonegatively avv. negativeness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - double negative- negative (2) /ˈnɛgətɪv/A n.1 negazione ( anche gramm.); risposta negativa; diniego: He returned us a negative, ci diede una risposta negativa; Two negatives make an affirmative, due negazioni valgono un'affermazione2 (mat.) elemento opposto3 (elettr.) polo negativo4 (fotogr.) negativaB inter.(mil., spec. USA) negativo; no● to answer in the negative, rispondere negativamente □ It was decided in the negative, la decisione fu negativa □ The answer is in the negative, la risposta è no.(to) negative /ˈnɛgətɪv/v. t.4 (form.) rendere inutile; vanificare; neutralizzare. -
2 AND
[ forme deboli ənd, ən, n] [ forma forte ænd]2) (in numbers)it got worse and worse — andò di male in peggio o sempre peggio
5) (in phrases)and that — BE colloq. e cose così
••and how! — colloq. eccome!
Note:When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e: to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to ( wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry ( wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes 4-THE CLOCK and 19-NUMBERS. For more examples and other uses, see the entry below* * *[ənd, ænd]1) (joining two statements, pieces of information etc: I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.) e2) (in addition to: 2 and 2 makes 4.) più3) (as a result of which: Try hard and you will succeed.) e4) (used instead of `to' with a verb: Do try and come!) di* * *AND /ænd/n.(elettron., comput.) AND ( operatore booleano): AND operation, operazione AND; AND gate (o circuit) porta (o circuito) AND.* * *[ forme deboli ənd, ən, n] [ forma forte ænd]2) (in numbers)it got worse and worse — andò di male in peggio o sempre peggio
5) (in phrases)and that — BE colloq. e cose così
••and how! — colloq. eccome!
Note:When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e: to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to ( wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry ( wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes 4-THE CLOCK and 19-NUMBERS. For more examples and other uses, see the entry below
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