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1 positive
positive [ˈpɒzɪtɪv]1. adjectivea. ( = not negative) positifb. ( = definite) [change, increase, improvement] réel• there is positive evidence that... il y a des preuves formelles que...• are you sure? -- positive! tu es sûr ? -- certain !2. noun• the positives far outweigh the negatives les points positifs compensent largement les points négatifs3. adverb4. compounds* * *['pɒzətɪv] 1.1) Linguistics (degré m) affirmatif m2) Photography positif m3) Mathematics nombre m positif4) Electricity (pôle m) positif m2.1) ( affirmative) [answer] positif/-ive2) ( optimistic) [message, person, response, tone] positif/-iveto be positive about — être enthousiaste à propos de [idea, proposal]
3) ( constructive) [contribution, effect, progress] positif/-ive; [advantage, good] réel/réelle4) ( pleasant) [experience, feeling] positif/-ive5) ( sure) [identification, proof] formel/-elle; [fact] indéniableto be positive — être sûr ( about de; that que)
‘positive!’ — ‘certain!’
6) ( forceful) [action, measure] catégorique7) Medicine [reaction, result, test] positif/-ive8) Chemistry, Electricity, Mathematics, Photography, Physics positif/-ive9) (épith) ( extreme) [pleasure] pur (before n); [disgrace, outrage, genius] véritable (before n) -
2 spirit
spirit [ˈspɪrɪt]1. nouna. ( = soul) esprit mb. ( = supernatural being) esprit mc. ( = person) esprit md. [of proposal, regulations] esprit mf. ( = alcohol) alcool m2. plural nouna. ( = frame of mind) to be in good spirits avoir le moralb. ( = drink) spiritueux mpl• the documents were mysteriously spirited off his desk les documents ont mystérieusement disparu de son bureau4. compounds* * *['spɪrɪt] 1.1) ( essential nature) (of law, game, era) esprit m2) (mood, attitude) esprit m (of de)to do something in the right/wrong spirit — faire quelque chose de façon positive/négative
to take a remark in the right/wrong spirit — bien/mal prendre une remarque
that's the spirit! — (colloq) c'est ça!
3) (courage, determination) courage mto show spirit — se montrer courageux/-euse
with spirit — [play, defend] avec détermination
4) ( soul) gen, Mythology, Religion esprit m5) ( person) esprit m6) ( drink) alcool m fortwines and spirits — Commerce vins et spiritueux mpl
7) Chemistry alcool m2.spirits plural nounto be in good/poor spirits — être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
3. 4.my spirits rose/sank — j'ai repris/perdu courage
transitive verbto spirit something/somebody away — faire disparaître quelque chose/quelqu'un
to spirit something in/out — introduire/sortir discrètement quelque chose
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