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'pæsiv1) (showing no interest, emotion etc, or not resisting an attack etc: The villagers showed passive resistance to the enemy) pasivo2) (of the form of the verb used when the subject receives the action of the verb: The boy was bitten by the dog.) (voz) pasiva•- passiveness
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passive adj pasivotr['pæsɪv]1 (gen) pasivo,-a1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL voz nombre femenino pasivapassive ['pæsɪv] adj: pasivo♦ passively advpassive n: voz f pasiva (en gramática)adj.• inactivo, -a adj.• inerte adj.• pasivo, -a adj.
I 'pæsɪva) <person/attitude> pasivob) ( Ling) pasivo
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noun voz f pasiva['pæsɪv]1.ADJ (gen) pasivo; (=inactive) inactivo2.N (Ling) voz f pasiva3.CPDpassive resistance N — resistencia f pasiva
passive smoking N — fumar m pasivo
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I ['pæsɪv]a) <person/attitude> pasivob) ( Ling) pasivo
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noun voz f pasiva -
4 passive aerial
n (BrE) (cf passive antenna AmE )PHYS antena pasiva f -
5 passive air defense
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6 passive antenna
n (AmE) (cf passive aerial BrE )PHYS antena pasiva f -
7 passive smoker
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8 passive smoking
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9 passive
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10 passive algolagnia
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11 passive anaphylaxis
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12 passive carrier
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13 passive clot
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14 passive congestion
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15 passive exercise
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16 passive expiration
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17 passive immunity
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18 passive incontinence
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19 passive lingual arch
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20 passive lung collapse
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