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"Negative" is an adjective which is often translated as "negativo", and "sort of" is a phrase which is often translated as "en cierto modo". Learn more about the difference between "negative" and "sort of" below.
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. negativo
The blood test for herpes came back negative.El análisis de sangre para herpes salió negativo.
a. negativo
We received a negative answer to our request for funding.Recibimos una respuesta negativa a nuestra solicitud de financiación.
a. negativo
Your negative attitude won't help you solve your problems.Tu actitud negativa no te ayudará a resolver tus problemas.
a. negativo
You should always disconnect the negative terminal first when disconnecting a car battery.Siempre se debe desconectar el polo negativo primero al desconectar la batería del coche.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (refusal)
a. la negativa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Alicia implored him to come back to her, but his answer was a negative.Alicia le imploró que regresara con ella, pero su respuesta fue una negativa.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
He asked her to marry him and she replied in the negative.Le pidió que se casara con él y le contestó que no.
I asked him if he wanted to go hunting and he answered in the negative.Le pregunté si quería ir a cazar y me contestó negativamente.
6. (grammar)
a. la negación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Class, what is the negative of "I go to the store"?Estudiantes, ¿cuál es la negación de "voy a la tienda"?
a. el negativo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The negative got overexposed when someone opened the darkroom door.El negativo quedó sobreexpuesto cuando alguien abrió la puerta del cuarto oscuro.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
8. (to reject)
a. rechazar
The referendum results were negatived by charges of campaign corruption.Los resultados del referéndum fueron rechazados por cargos de corrupción en las campañas.
a. negar
On what grounds can we negative the claims made against the company?¿Por qué motivos podemos negar las aseveraciones hechas contra la compañía?
10. (to negate)
a. anular
Are the mitigating circumstances in this case enough to negative the charges?¿Las circunstancias atenuantes en este caso son suficientes para anular los cargos?
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (in a way)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. en cierto modo
I sort of hate myself for not answering his texts.En cierto modo me odio por no contestar sus mensajes de texto.
b. un poco como
Coming back here sort of takes me back to my childhood.Volver aquí es un poco como volver a mi infancia.
d. más bien
I think you know his wife. She's sort of tall, blondish.Creo que conoces a su mujer. Es más bien alta, así rubia.
2. (colloquial) (as it were)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. algo así como
His mother is sort of a PR executive.Su madre es algo así como relaciones públicas.
c. como
He's sort of dumb. How else would you explain his behavior?Él está como tonto. Si no, ¿cómo te explicas su comportamiento?
3. (colloquial) (in replies)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. más o menos
Is this what you had in mind? - Sort of, maybe slightly bigger.¿Es algo así lo que tenías en mente? - Más o menos, tal vez un poco más grande.
