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1 negative
negative ['negətɪv]négatif;∎ a negative answer une réponse négative;∎ he's a very negative sort of person c'est quelqu'un de très négatif;∎ she's always so negative about my plans elle trouve toujours quelque chose à redire à mes projets;∎ the result of the test was negative le résultat de l'examen était négatif2 noun∎ in the negative à la forme négative;∎ double negative double négation∎ to reply in the negative répondre négativement ou par la négative(c) Photography négatif m(b) (reject → proposition, evidence) rejeter, repousser►► Finance negative amortization amortissement m négatif;Finance negative amortization loan prêt m à amortissement négatif;Electricity & Physics negative earth négatif m, terre f reliée au moins;Finance negative equity (UNCOUNT) plus-value f immobilière négative, = situation où l'acquéreur d'un bien immobilier reste redevable de l'emprunt contracté alors que son logement enregistre une moins-value;negative feedback (in electronic circuit) contre-réaction f, réaction f négative; (in mechanical or cybernetic system) feed-back m négatif, rétroaction f négative;∎ figurative we got a lot of negative feedback from the questionnaire ce questionnaire a révélé de nombreuses réactions négatives;Australian Finance negative gearing = dégrèvement fiscal accordé à une personne qui a réalisé un investissement à perte;Finance negative interest intérêt m négatif;Medicine negative ion therapy ionisation f ou aéroionisation f négative;Finance negative pledge clause f de nantissement négative;negative pole (of magnet) pôle m sud;Finance negative prescription prescription f extinctive;Psychology negative reinforcement renforcement m négatif;negative sign signe m moins ou négatif -
2 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)
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