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negative (EN)
adjetivo, sustantivo, verbo, interjección

adjetivo “negative”

forma base negative (more/most)
  1. perjudicial
    Smoking has negative consequences for your health.
  2. negativo
    My bank account balance went negative after the unexpected expenses.
  3. negativo (en relación a la carga eléctrica)
    The negative charge of the electron balances the positive charge of the proton.
  4. negativo
    The statement "She does not like ice cream" is negative because it denies the proposition that she likes ice cream.
  5. pesimista
    Despite the sunny weather, her negative attitude cast a shadow over the picnic.
  6. negativo (en fotografía)
    In the negative colors of the photo, the sky appeared orange instead of blue.
  7. negativo (en un contexto médico)
    After a tense week of waiting, her test results came back as negative.
  8. no metálico
    In this reaction, chlorine acts as a negative element, accepting electrons from the metal.

sustantivo “negative”

sing. negative, pl. negatives o no contable
  1. desventaja
    His constant lateness is a negative that affects the whole team.
  2. veto
    The president exercised his negative to block the passage of the new law.
  3. negativo (en fotografía)
    She carefully stored the film negatives in a dark place to prevent damage.
  4. negación
    "No," "not," and "never" are examples of negatives in English grammar.
  5. negativo (en matemáticas o finanzas)
    Subtracting five from two results in a negative of three.
  6. negativa (en el contexto de ejercicios físicos)
    During his workout, he focused on the negatives to increase muscle strength.
  7. negativo (en electricidad)
    In the battery, electrons flow from the negative to the positive plate.

verbo “negative”

infinitivo negative; él negatives; pret. negatived; part. negatived; ger. negativing
  1. rechazar
    The committee decided to negative the proposal due to budget constraints.
  2. desmentir
    The scientist worked hard to negative the hypothesis with her new data.

interjección “negative”

negative
  1. no
    "Should we go out in this storm?" "Negative, it's too dangerous."