affirmative

affirmative
1. adjective
affirmativ; bestätigend [Erklärung]; bejahend, zustimmend [Antwort]
2. noun

answer in the affirmative — bejahend antworten

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[-tiv]
adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) bejahend
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af·firma·tive
[əˈfɜ:mətɪv, AM -ˈfɜ:rmət̬ɪv]
I. adj zustimmend, positiv
\affirmative answer [or response] positive Antwort
\affirmative gesture zustimmende Geste
\affirmative nod zustimmendes Nicken
\affirmative sentence bejahender [o positiver] Satz
II. n Zustimmung f, Bejahung f, SCHWEIZ a. Affirmation f
to answer [or reply] in the \affirmative mit Ja antworten
she asked the question, expecting an \affirmative sie stellte die Frage in Erwartung einer positiven Antwort
III. interj
▪ \affirmative! esp AM jawohl!, richtig!
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[ə'fɜːmətɪv]
1. n (GRAM)
Bejahung f; (sentence) bejahender or positiver Satz

to answer in the affirmative — bejahend or mit Ja antworten

put these sentences into the affirmative — drücken Sie diese Sätze bejahend aus

2. adj
bejahend, positiv; (GRAM) affirmativ (form), bejahend

the answer is affirmative — die Antwort ist bejahend or ja

3. interj
richtig
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affirmative [-ətıv]
A adj (adv affirmatively)
1. bejahend, zustimmend, positiv:
an affirmative reply;
affirmative vote POL Jastimme f
2. bestimmt, positiv
3. affirmative action US positive Diskriminierung (die Bevorzugung von Minderheitsgruppen und Frauen bei der Vergabe von Arbeitsplätzen, Studienplätzen etc)
B s
1. Bejahung f:
answer in the affirmative bejahen, mit Ja antworten;
the answer was in the affirmative die Antwort fiel positiv aus
2. JUR US beweispflichtige Partei
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1. adjective
affirmativ; bestätigend [Erklärung]; bejahend, zustimmend [Antwort]
2. noun

answer in the affirmative — bejahend antworten

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adj.
bejahend adj.
positiv adj.
zustimmend adj.

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