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['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozitiven2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) nedvoumen3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) prepričan4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) popoln5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) samozavesten6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) osnoven7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) pozitiven8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) pozitiven2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozitiv2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) osnovnik•- positively* * *I [pɔzitiv]adjective ( positively adverb)določen, izrecen (ukaz), jasen, nedvoumen, trden (ponudba, obljuba itd.); brezpogojen, dokončen; resničen, stvaren, konkreten, dejanski; pritrdilen, privolilen; siguren, gotov; samozavesten, trdovraten, svojeglavphilosophy pozitivističen, neskeptičen, empiričen, ki sloni na izkušnjah; pozitiven, ki ima pozitivne lastnosti; colloquially popoln, pravi ( a positive fool pravi norec); mathematics pozitiven ( positive sign znak plus); physics electrical photography pozitiven; medicine pozitiven; philosophy positive philosophy — pozitivizem, pozitivistična filozofijagrammar positive degree — pozitiv, prva stopnja pridevnikacolloquially a positive nuisance — prava nadlogato be positive about s.th. — biti gotov česa, trdno verjeti v kajII [pɔzitiv]noungrammar photography pozitiv; pozitivnost, pozitivna lastnost
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