negativo

adj.

1 negative, harmful, contradictory, adverse.

2 pessimistic, ill-disposed.

3 negativistic.

4 negatory.

m.

1 minus sign.

2 negative, negative of a film, negative of photographic film, cliché.

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negativo

► adjetivo

1 negative

■ su respuesta ha sido negativa his answer was no

► nombre masculino negativo

1 (en fotografía) negative

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negativo

► nombre masculino

1 (en fotografía) negative

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1. noun m.

negative

2. (f. - negativa)

adj.

negative, adverse

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1. ADJ

1) [gen] negative

voto negativo — vote against, no vote

2) (Mat) minus

3) (Fot) negative

2.

SM (Fot) negative

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I

-va adjetivo

1) <respuesta/verbo> negative

2) (perjudicial) <actitud> negative

3) (Elec, Mat) negative

II

masculino negative

imagen en negativo — negative image

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I

-va adjetivo

1) <respuesta/verbo> negative

2) (perjudicial) <actitud> negative

3) (Elec, Mat) negative

II

masculino negative

imagen en negativo — negative image

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negativo¹

¹ = negative.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: Owing to the lack of skilled staff and economic resources, traditional libraries are not always able to adequately collect, classify, record, preserve and store prints and negatives of historical importance.

* negativo fotográfico en placa de vidrio = glass plate negative.

negativo²

² = bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], minus, negative, disruptive, destructive.

Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex: Here the date the amount was changed, the amount of the change, either plus or minus, and the user number of the person making the change are shown.

Ex: When the amount is negative, the vendor owes the library the money.

Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.

Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.

* consecuencia negativa = blowback.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de manera negativa = in a negative light.

* efecto negativo = chilling effect, blowback.

* energía negativa = bad vibes.

* eugenesia negativa = negative eugenics.

* imagen negativa = negative image.

* impacto negativo = negative impact.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* reacción negativa = negative reaction.

* repercusión negativa = backlash.

* saldo negativo = debit.

* sentimientos negativos = grinding of teeth.

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negativo¹ -va

adjective

A ‹respuesta/verbo› negative

los análisis dieron/salieron negativos the results of the tests were negative

B (perjudicial) negative

su actitud negativa his negative attitude

no hay que ver sólo lo negativo you mustn't always look on the negative side o be so pessimistic

C

1 (Elec) ‹terminal/carga› negative

2 (Mat) ‹número› negative

negativo²

masculine

[Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

negative

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negativo 1

◊ -va adjetivo

negative
negativo 2 sustantivo masculino (Fot) negative
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

'negativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alguna
- alguno
- amagar
- cargar
- condena
- contraria
- contrario
- deber
- nada
- nadie
- negativa
- ninguna
- ninguno
- nunca
- saldo
- hasta
- ni
- no
- polo
English:
advantage
- adverse
- arguable
- but
- debit balance
- disruptive
- do
- downside
- either
- even
- ever
- ill
- jot
- mind
- minus
- negative
- no
- or
- Rh (factor)
- unsympathetic
- whatever
- will
- destructive
- jaundiced

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negativo, -a

♦ adj

1. [respuesta, oración] negative

2. [perjudicial] negative

3. [resultado] negative;

el análisis ha dado negativo the test results were negative, the test came back negative

4. [pesimista] negative;

no seas tan negativo don't be so negative

5. Mat minus, negative;

signo negativo minus sign

6. [carga eléctrica] negative

♦ nm

[fotográfico] negative

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negativo

I adj negative;

dar negativo de test be negative

II m FOT negative

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negativo, -va adj

: negative

negativo nm

: negative (of a photograph)

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negativo adj n negative