negative sign in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for negative sign in the English»French Dictionary

I.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] N

1. negative (refusal):

negative

réponse f négative

to answer or reply in the negative

répondre par la négative

2. negative PHOTO:

negative

négatif m

negative

cliché m

3. negative LING:

negative

négation f

in the negative

à la forme négative

4. negative ELECTRON:

negative

négatif m

II.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] ADJ

1. negative (saying no):

negative answer, decision, statement

négatif/-ive

2. negative LING:

negative

négatif/-ive

3. negative (pessimistic):

negative attitude, response, approach

negatif/-ive

to be negative about sth

être négatif/-ive à l'égard de qc

don't be so negative!

ne sois pas si négatif!

4. negative (harmful):

negative effect, influence

néfaste

5. negative (unpleasant):

negative association, experience, feeling

négatif/-ive

6. negative:

negative CHEM, ELECTRON, MED, PHYS

négatif/-ive

7. negative:

negative MATH, FIN amount, answer, number

négatif/-ive

negative bank balance

débiteur/-trice

8. negative PHOTO:

negative

en négatif

III.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] INTERJ

negative MIL, RADIO

négatif

I.sign [Brit sʌɪn, Am saɪn] N

1. sign (gesture):

sign

geste m

to make a rude sign

faire un geste grossier

to give sb a V sign

faire un geste obscène à qn

to make the sign of the cross

faire le signe de la croix

2. sign (symbolic mark):

sign

signe m

sign

symbole m

the pound/dollar sign

le symbole de la livre/du dollar

3. sign (object):

sign (roadsign, billboard)

panneau m (for pour)

sign (smaller, indicating opening hours)

pancarte f

sign (outside inn, shop)

enseigne f

4. sign (signal):

sign

signal m

that will be the sign for us to leave

ce sera le signal du départ or pour que nous partions

5. sign (visible evidence):

sign

signe m (of de)

the first signs of global warming

les premiers signes du réchauffement de la planète

there was no sign of any troops

il n'y avait pas l'ombre d'un soldat

there was no sign of life at the Smiths'

il n'y avait aucun signe de vie chez les Smith

there was still no sign of them at midday

à midi, ils n'étaient toujours pas arrivés

6. sign (indication, pointer):

sign

signe m (of de)

it's a sign of age

c'est un signe qu'on vieillit

it's a good/bad sign

c'est bon/mauvais signe

this is a sign that …

c'est signe que, ça indique que …

it's a sure sign that …

c'est la preuve que …

the signs are that …

tout indique que …

there is no or there are no signs of improvement, change, recovery, solution

il n'y a rien qui annonce

there is little sign of an improvement

il n'y a rien qui annonce vraiment une amélioration

to show signs of stress, weakness, growth, talent

montrer des signes de

to show no signs of sth

ne montrer aucun signe de qc

to show signs of doing

sembler faire

she shows no signs of changing her mind

rien ne laisse penser qu'elle va changer d'avis

a sign of the times

un signe des temps

7. sign ASTROL (of zodiac):

sign

signe m

what sign are you?

tu es de quel signe?

II.sign [Brit sʌɪn, Am saɪn] VB trans

1. sign (put signature to):

sign agreement, letter, document

signer

to sign one's own death warrant

signer son arrêt de mort

signed, sealed and delivered lit

dûment signé et remis à qui de droit

signed, sealed and delivered fig

terminé

2. sign (on contract):

sign footballer, musician, band

engager

III.sign [Brit sʌɪn, Am saɪn] VB intr

1. sign person:

sign

signer

sign for key, parcel

signer un reçu pour

2. sign SPORTS:

sign player:

signer son contrat (with avec, for pour)

3. sign (signal):

to sign to sb to do

faire signe à qn de faire

4. sign (communicate in sign language):

sign

communiquer en langage des sourds-muets

negative sign in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for negative sign in the English»French Dictionary

negative sign N

negative sign

signe m moins

Translations for negative sign in the French»English Dictionary

signe négatif/positif

negative/positive sign

Translations for negative sign in the English»French Dictionary

I.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] ADJ

1. negative (denoting denial, refusal) a. ELEC:

negative

négatif(-ive)

2. negative (expressing negation):

negative clause

de nullité

3. negative (pessimistic):

negative

négatif(-ive)

to be negative about sb/sth

se montrer négatif au sujet de qn/qc

II.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] N

1. negative (rejection, refusal):

negative

négative f

in the negative

par la négative

2. negative (photographic image):

negative

négatif m

III.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] VB trans

1. negative (say no to):

negative

dire non à

2. negative (reject, decline):

negative

rejeter

3. negative (contradict):

negative

contredire

IV.negative [ˈnegətɪv, Am -t̬ɪv] INTERJ

negative

négatif!

I.sign [saɪn] N

1. sign (gesture):

sign

geste m

to make a sign to sb

faire un signe à qn

2. sign (signpost):

sign

panneau m

3. sign (signboard):

sign

enseigne f

4. sign (symbol):

sign

signe m

5. sign (indication):

sign

indication f

II.sign [saɪn] VB trans

1. sign (write signature on):

sign

signer

to sign for

signer à réception de

2. sign (gesticulate):

sign

faire signe

Phrases:

sign one's own death warrant inf

signer son propre arrêt de mort

III.sign [saɪn] VB intr

1. sign (write signature):

sign

signer

2. sign (gesticulate):

sign

faire un signe

to sign to sb that ...

indiquer à qn par un signe que ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The important thing is to keep the negative sign with the 3.

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The negative sign of the radical gives a negative result, which is not physically meaningful.

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This sign convention entails that a non-zero quantity of isochoric work always has a negative sign, because of the second law of thermodynamics.

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The negative sign indicates that the force is an attractive force.

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The negative sign is simply a matter of convention: it is a by-product of the historical development of the subject.

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Negative numbers are usually written with a negative sign (a minus sign).

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A superspace has a braiding with negative sign in braiding two odd vectors.

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Pressure-volume work can have either positive or negative sign.

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The negative sign shows that the rate is negative, so the number of atoms is decreasing with time.

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The negative sign is needed because fluids flow from high pressure to low pressure.

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