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1 ♦ positive
♦ positive /ˈpɒzətɪv/A a.1 (elettr., mat., med., gramm., ecc.) positivo: positive electricity, elettricità positiva; positive charge, carica positiva; positive sign, segno positivo; positive law, diritto positivo; The test was positive, il test è stato positivo; positive degree, grado positivo ( d'un aggettivo, d'un avverbio); a positive answer, una risposta positiva; to test positive, risultare positivo a un test2 positivo; concreto; esplicito; certo; sicuro; chiaro; preciso: positive reasoning, ragionamento positivo; a positive person, una persona positiva (o costruttiva, concreta, pratica); positive result, risultato positivo; positive help, aiuto concreto; positive orders, ordini espliciti; positive knowledge, notizie certe; informazioni sicure; positive instructions, istruzioni precise3 ( di persona) convinto; sicuro; deciso: He was positive he had seen a ghost, era sicuro d'aver visto uno spettro4 positivo; fiducioso; ottimistico: a positive attitude to life, un atteggiamento positivo verso la vita5 (fam.) completo; vero e proprio; bell'e buono: a positive fool, un completo imbecille; a positive shame, una vera vergognaB n.1 qualità positiva; cosa positiva2 (fotogr.) positiva3 (gramm.) grado positivo● positive criticism, critica costruttiva (o positiva) □ ( USA, leg.) positive discrimination, discriminazione positiva (misure per la protezione di persone svantaggiate, sistemi di quote, ecc., allo scopo di realizzare una uguaglianza di fatto) □ (leg.) positive evidence, prove decisive □ (mus.) positive organ, organo positivo □ (leg.) positive proof, prova certa; prova fondata sui fatti □ (mecc.) positive stop, arresto meccanico □ (in GB) positive vetting, screening approfondito ( per l'arruolamento nei servizi segreti, ecc.). -
2 positive **** posi·tive adj
['pɒzɪtɪv]1) (gen), (also) Elec Math Phot positivo (-a), (constructive: advice, help, criticism) costruttivo (-a)2) (definite: gen) positivo (-a), preciso (-a), (improvement, increase) deciso (-a), (proof) inconfutabileare you sure? — yes, positive — sei sicuro? — sicurissimo
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3 favourable
favorable ['feɪvərəbl] aggettivo [conditions, position] favorevole (to a), vantaggioso (to per); [impression, reception, weather] favorevole (to a); [result, sign] buonoto be favourable to — (in agreement) essere favorevole o d'accordo a
* * *1) (showing approval: Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?) favorevole2) (helpful or advantageous: a favourable wind.) favorevole* * *favourable, ( USA) favorable /ˈfeɪvərəbl/a.1 favorevole; positivo: favourable criticism, critiche positive; a favourable impression, un'impressione favorevole (o positiva); a favourable prognosis, una prognosi favorevole5 (econ., fin.) favorevole; (in) attivo: a favourable balance of trade, un saldo commerciale attivo; favourable trend, tendenza favorevole; congiuntura positivafavourably avv. favourableness n. [u].* * *favorable ['feɪvərəbl] aggettivo [conditions, position] favorevole (to a), vantaggioso (to per); [impression, reception, weather] favorevole (to a); [result, sign] buonoto be favourable to — (in agreement) essere favorevole o d'accordo a
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4 ♦ proof
♦ proof (1) /pru:f/n.1 [uc] prova ( anche leg.); saggio; dimostrazione; verifica: to put a theory to the proof, mettere alla prova una teoria; absolute proof, prova incontrovertibile; concrete proof, prova concreta; tangible proof, prova tangibile (o prove tangibili); I gave him a present as (a) proof of my esteem, gli feci un dono come dimostrazione della mia stima2 (mat.) dimostrazione3 [uc] (tipogr.) prove di stampa; bozza, bozze: The book is still in proof, il libro è ancora in bozze; to read the proofs, leggere (o correggere) le bozze4 (tecn.) positivo di uno stampo6 [u] (tecn.) gradazione alcolica standard: ( di whisky, ecc.) under proof, che ha un numero insufficiente di gradi d'alcol● (filos., mat.) proof by contradiction, dimostrazione per assurdo □ proof correction, correzione di bozze □ (leg.) proof of claim (o of debts), insinuazione di crediti ( in un fallimento) □ proof of funds, dimostrazione del possesso di mezzi finanziari □ proof paper, carta per bozze □ proof positive, prova certa; prova inoppugnabile; (med.) positivo al controllo □ (tipogr.) proof press, tirabozze, torchio per bozze □ (tipogr.) proof puller, tirabozze ( addetto) □ (tipogr.) proof-pulling, tiratura delle bozze □ proof-reader ► to proof-read □ (tipogr.) proof-sheet, bozza di prova; stampone □ (prov.) The proof of the pudding is in the eating, quello che conta sono i fatti, non le parole; se son rose fioriranno.proof (2) /pru:f/a.1 (spec. nei composti) inattaccabile; a prova di; anti- (pref.): to be proof against criticism [temptations], essere inattaccabile dalle critiche [tetragono alle tentazioni]; (econ.) inflation-proof, a prova d'inflazione; a bomb-proof shelter, un rifugio a prova di bomba; a bullet-proof vest, un giubbotto antiproiettile2 (tecn.: di bevanda alcolica) che ha un certo numero di gradi: Whisky is 43 proof, il whisky ha 43 gradi● (tecn.) proof spirit, gradazione alcolica standard.(to) proof /pru:f/v. t.2 (tipogr.) tirare una bozza di● (comput.) proofing tools, strumenti di correzione.
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