negative

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
1. (showing absence)
a. negativo
The blood test for herpes came back negative.El an谩lisis de sangre para herpes sali贸 negativo.
2. (related to negation)
a. negativo
We received a negative answer to our request for funding.Recibimos una respuesta negativa a nuestra solicitud de financiaci贸n.
3. (pessimistic)
a. negativo
Your negative attitude won't help you solve your problems.Tu actitud negativa no te ayudar谩 a resolver tus problemas.
4. (electricity)
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 bater铆a del coche.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
5. (refusal)
a. la negativa
(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).
(F)
Alicia implored him to come back to her, but his answer was a negative.Alicia le implor贸 que regresara con ella, pero su respuesta fue una negativa.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
He asked her to marry him and she replied in the negative.Le pidi贸 que se casara con 茅l y le contest贸 que no.
I asked him if he wanted to go hunting and he answered in the negative.Le pregunt茅 si quer铆a ir a cazar y me contest贸 negativamente.
6. (grammar)
a. la negaci贸n
(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).
(F)
Class, what is the negative of "I go to the store"?Estudiantes, 驴cu谩l es la negaci贸n de "voy a la tienda"?
7. (photography)
a. el negativo
(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).
(M)
The negative got overexposed when someone opened the darkroom door.El negativo qued贸 sobreexpuesto cuando alguien abri贸 la puerta del cuarto oscuro.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
8. (to reject)
a. rechazar
The referendum results were negatived by charges of campaign corruption.Los resultados del refer茅ndum fueron rechazados por cargos de corrupci贸n en las campa帽as.
9. (to disprove)
a. negar
On what grounds can we negative the claims made against the company?驴Por qu茅 motivos podemos negar las aseveraciones hechas contra la compa帽铆a?
10. (to negate)
a. anular
Are the mitigating circumstances in this case enough to negative the charges?驴Las circunstancias atenuantes en este caso son suficientes para anular los cargos?
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negative
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (grammar)
a. la negaci贸n f, forma negativa
(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).
(F)
to answer in the negativedar una respuesta negativa
2. (photography)
a. el negativo
(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).
(M)
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
3. (general)
a. negativo(a)
don't be so negative隆no seas tan negativo!
4. (finance)
a.
negative cash flowcash flow or flujo de caja negativo
5. (finance)
a.
negative equitydepreciaci贸n del valor de mercado de una propiedad por debajo de su valor en hipoteca
negative signsigno m negativo
negative [ˈneɡətɪv]
adjective
(all senses) negativo
a negative answer or reply or response una negativa; una respuesta negativa; the test proved negative el análisis dio negativo
a breathtest proved negative
negative cash flow liquidez (f) negativa; negative feedback reacción (f) desfavorable
noun
1 (negative reply) negativa (f)
he answered in the negative contestó negativamente; contestó que no
This question had long since been answered in the negative.
2 (Ling) negación (f)
in the negative en negativo
`I went" in the negative is `I did not go".
3 (Fot) negativo (m)
they made a print from the negative
4 (Electricity and Electronics) polo (m) negativo
transitive verb
(veto) poner veto a; (vote down) rechazar; desaprobar; [+statement] negar; desmentir; [+effect] anular;
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