negative

negative
1. adjective
1) (also Math.) negativ
2) (Ling.) verneint; Negations[partikel]
3) (Electr.)

negative pole/terminal — Minuspol, der

4) (Photog.) negativ; Negativ-
2. noun
1) (Photog.) Negativ, das
2) (negative statement) negative Aussage; (answer) Nein, das

be in the negative — [Antwort:] negativ od. "nein" sein

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['neɡətiv] 1. adjective
1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) ablehnend
2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativ
3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativ
4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativ
2. noun
1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) die Verneinung
2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) das Negativ
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nega·tive
[ˈnegətɪv, AM -t̬-]
I. adj
1. (negation) negativ, ablehnend
\negative answer ablehnende Antwort
2. LING negativ, verneinend attr
\negative clause/form verneinter Satz/verneinte Form
3. (pessimistic) negativ, ungünstig
\negative feedback negative Rückmeldung
to be \negative about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber negativ eingestellt sein; (worrying) negativ, schlecht
4. inv ELEC, SCI negativ, minus
\negative cathode [or pole] Minuspol m, negativer Pol
5. inv MED blood negativ
6. MATH, SCI negativ
\negative number negative Zahl
II. n
1. (negation) Verneinung f
\negative answer abschlägige Antwort
in the \negative (rejection) abschlägig; LING in der Verneinungsform
2. PHOT Negativ nt; (film) Negativfilm m
black-and-white/colour [or AM color] \negative Schwarzweiß-/Farbnegativ nt
III. vt
to \negative sth (say no to) etw verneinen; (reject/decline) etw ablehnen
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['negətɪv]
1. adj
negativ; answer verneinend; (GRAM) form verneint

negative ion — Anion nt

negative cash flow (Fin) — Überhang m der Zahlungsausgänge

negative campaigning (Pol) — negativer Wahlkampf

negative vote — Gegenstimme f

I got a negative reply to my request — ich habe auf meinen Antrag einen abschlägigen Bescheid bekommen

2. n
1) (ALSO GRAM) Verneinung f

to answer in the negative — eine verneinende Antwort geben

his answer was a curt negative — er antwortete mit einem knappen Nein

put this sentence into the negative — verneinen Sie diesen Satz

how do you express this statement in the negative? — wie drückt man diesen Satz verneint or in der Verneinungsform aus?

2) (GRAM: word) Verneinungswort nt, Negation f; (MATH) negative Zahl

two negatives make a positive (Math) — zweimal minus gibt plus

3) (PHOT) Negativ nt
4) (ELEC) negativer Pol
3. interj
nein
4. vt
amendment, plan ablehnen; statement negieren
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negative [ˈneɡətıv]
A adj (adv negatively)
1. negativ:
a) verneinend:
negative outlook on life negative Lebenseinstellung
b) abschlägig, ablehnend (Antwort etc):
negative! besonders MIL nein!;
negative vote Gegenstimme f
c) erfolglos, ergebnislos:
negative! besonders MIL Fehlanzeige!
d) nachteilig (Folgen etc)
2. fig farblos
3. BIOL, CHEM, ELEK, MATH, FOTO, PHYS negativ, MED auch ohne Befund:
he was negative sein Befund war negativ
B s
1. Verneinung f, Negierung f:
answer in the negative verneinen;
the answer was in the negative die Antwort fiel negativ aus;
the vote was in the negative die Abstimmung ergab keine Mehrheit
2. abschlägige Antwort
3. LING Negation f, Verneinung f, Verneinungssatz m, -wort n
4. a) Einspruch m, Veto n
b) Gegenstimme
5. negative Eigenschaft, Negativum n
6. ELEK negativer Pol
7. MATH
a) Minuszeichen n
b) negative Zahl
8. FOTO Negativ n
C v/t
1. negate 1
2. verwerfen, ablehnen
3. widerlegen
4. negate 2
neg. abk
1. negation
2. negative (negatively) neg.
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1. adjective
1) (also Math.) negativ
2) (Ling.) verneint; Negations[partikel]
3) (Electr.)

negative pole/terminal — Minuspol, der

4) (Photog.) negativ; Negativ-
2. noun
1) (Photog.) Negativ, das
2) (negative statement) negative Aussage; (answer) Nein, das

be in the negative — [Antwort:] negativ od. "nein" sein

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adj.
ablehnend adj.
negativ (Mathematik) adj.
negativ adj.
ohne Befund ausdr.

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