1 (with certainty) [+guarantee] con seguridad; (categorically) [+refuse] tajantemente the body has been positively identified se ha hecho una identificación definitiva del cadáver
we'd like to keep you right here in this room until we can positively guarantee there's nobody running loose who wants to kill you the waiters instantly replace any empty glass with a full one, unless the customer positively refuses
2 (affirmatively) [+respond, act] de manera positiva most employees view the new system positively la mayoría de los empleados ha reaccionado favorablemente al nuevo sistema; la mayoría de los empleados ve el nuevo sistema con buenos ojos; you must think and act positively debes tener una actitud positiva; they are contributing positively to the development of their community están participando activamente en el desarrollo de su comunidad
We live in such a nihilistic culture that anyone who contributes positively is committing very political radical acts these activities contribute positively to the private component of GNP the socialist countries responded positively to the participation of the United States When understood and used positively, anger is not a punitive emotion WHO will be the manual workers of the coming decades? Unless we act positively it will be the children passing through British schools now if you force yourself to think and act positively then you will soon get into the habit of doing it they are fully capable of acting positively on their own behalf If you are assertive you will view mistakes positively many people with rural resources are unlikely to view urbanization positively
3 (informal) (really, absolutely) [+amazed, delighted] realmente; verdaderamente the food was positively disgusting! ¡la comida daba auténtico verdadero asco!;or ¡la comida era realmente verdaderamente asquerosa!;or this is positively the last time I'm going to tell you está sí que es la última vez que te lo digo; Miguel knows positively nothing about business Miguel no sabe absolutamente nada de negocios
he was positively rude to me she positively glowed with pride my car is positively ancient it certainly won't do you any good and it can be positively harmful I go to lunch with almost anyone who asks me, so long as I don't positively dislike them
4 (Electricity and Electronics) a positively charged ion un ión con carga positiva
each hydrogen nucleus is positively charged
