negativa

f.

1 refusal (rechazo).

2 denial (desmentido).

3 negative of a film, negative, negative of photographic film.

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negativa

► nombre femenino

1 (negación) negative answer; (de una acusación) denial; (rechazo) refusal

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1. f., (m. - negativo) 2. noun f.

1) denial

2) refusal

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SF refusal

me sorprendió su negativa a cooperar — I was surprised at his refusal to cooperate

negativa rotunda — flat refusal

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femenino

a) (ante acusación) denial; (a pregunta)

contestó con una negativa — she replied in the negative, she said no

b) (a propuesta) refusal

una negativa rotunda — a flat refusal

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= disclaimer, refusal, red light.

Nota: A veces usado con el sentido de 'negativa' o de prostitución.

Ex. We have focussed on the essentials which are the skills through which we are equipped to undertake work which cannot (despite disclaimers to the contrary) be undertaken so efficiently or effectively by others.

Ex. The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.

Ex. The article 'Red light for HD-CD?' discusses the technology and industry developments on the new generation of high density CD formats.

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femenino

a) (ante acusación) denial; (a pregunta)

contestó con una negativa — she replied in the negative, she said no

b) (a propuesta) refusal

una negativa rotunda — a flat refusal

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= disclaimer, refusal, red light.

Nota: A veces usado con el sentido de 'negativa' o de prostitución.

Ex: We have focussed on the essentials which are the skills through which we are equipped to undertake work which cannot (despite disclaimers to the contrary) be undertaken so efficiently or effectively by others.

Ex: The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.

Ex: The article 'Red light for HD-CD?' discusses the technology and industry developments on the new generation of high density CD formats.

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negativa

feminine

1 (ante una acusación) denial

(a una pregunta): contestó con una negativa she replied in the negative, she said no

el acusado se mantuvo en su negativa the accused persisted in his denial

2 (a una propuesta) refusal

su negativa a participar en el campeonato his refusal to participate in the championship

una negativa rotunda a flat refusal

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negativa sustantivo femenino (ante acusación) denial;
(a propuesta) refusal
negativo,-a
I adjetivo
1 negative, adverse: me produjo una impresión muy negativa, I had a very negative impression of him
los análisis de sangre han dado negativo, the blood test results were negative
2 pessimist: ¡no seas tan negativo!, don't be so negative!
3 Elect el polo negativo, the negative
4 Mat minus
II sustantivo masculino
1 Fot negative
2 (en una puntuación, etc) minus
negativa sustantivo femenino denial: no acepto una negativa, I won't accept a refusal
'negativa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insumisión
- negativo
- quien
- enérgico
- rotundo
English:
certainly
- denial
- flat
- minus
- must
- negative
- outright
- point-blank
- propose
- refusal
- shall
- should
- stand
- still
- rejection

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negativa nf

1. [rechazo] refusal;

han condenado la negativa de los empresarios a negociar they have condemned employers' refusal to negotiate

2. [desmentido] denial

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negativa

f

1 refusal

2 de acusación denial

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negativa nf

1) : denial

2) : refusal

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negativa n refusal

me contestó con una negativa he refused / he said no