negative in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for negative in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] ADJ

1. negative (saying no):

negative answer, decision, statement

negativo

2. negative LING:

negative

negativo

3. negative (pessimistic):

negative attitude, response, approach

negativo

to be negative about sth

essere pessimista su qc

don't be so negative!

non essere così pessimista!

4. negative (harmful):

negative effect

nocivo

negative influence

negativo

5. negative (unpleasant):

negative association, experience, feeling

negativo

6. negative:

negative CHEM, ELECTRON, MED, PHYS

negativo

7. negative:

negative ADMIN, MATH amount, answer, number

negativo

negative balance, bank

in deficit

8. negative PHOTO:

negative

negativo

II.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] N

1. negative (refusal):

negative

risposta f negativa

negative

diniego m

negative

rifiuto m

to answer or reply in the negative

rispondere negativamente or di no

2. negative PHOTO:

negative

negativo m

3. negative LING:

negative

negazione f

double negative

doppia negazione

in the negative

alla forma negativa

4. negative ELECTRON:

negative

polo m negativo

III.negative [Brit ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˈnɛɡədɪv] INTERJ

negative MIL, RADIO

negativo

Gram-negative [ˈɡræmˌneɡətɪv] ADJ

Gram-negative

gram-negativo

false negative [ˌfɔːls ˈnɛɡətɪv, ˌfɔls ˈnɛɡədɪv] N

false negative

falso negativo m

HIV-negative [Brit eɪtʃʌɪˌviːˈnɛɡətɪv, Am eɪtʃaɪˌviˈnɛɡədɪv] ADJ

HIV-negative

sieronegativo

rhesus-negative [Brit ˌriːsəs ˈnɛɡətɪv, Am ˌrisəs ˈnɛɡədɪv] ADJ

rhesus-negative blood, person:

rhesus-negative

Rh negativo

double negative [Brit, Am ˈdəbəl ˈnɛɡədɪv] N LING

double negative

doppia negazione f

negative income tax [Am ˈnɛɡədɪv ˈɪnˌkəm, ˈɪŋˌkəm tæks] N

negative income tax

imposta f negativa sul reddito

Translations for negative in the Italian»English Dictionary

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gram-negativo

Gram-negative

sieronegativo (non portatore del virus dell'AIDS)

HIV-negative

sieronegativo (sieronegativa)

HIV-negative person

controreazione

negative feedback

negative in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for negative in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.negative [ˈne·gə·tɪv] ADJ a. LING, MED

negative

negativo, -a

negative answer

risposta f negativa

negative form

forma f negativa

negative pole

polo m negativo

negative number

numero m negativo

to be negative about sth/sb

avere un atteggiamento negativo nei confronti di qu/qc

II.negative [ˈne·gə·tɪv] N

1. negative (rejection):

negative

risposta f negativa

2. negative (making use of negation):

negative

negazione f

3. negative PHOTO:

negative

negativo m

III.negative [ˈne·gə·tɪv] VB trans (veto)

negative application, plan

respingere

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

positive/negative feedback

feedback positivo/negativo

to be HIV positive/negative

essere sieropositivo/sieronegativo

the negative/positive pole

il polo negativo/positivo

Translations for negative in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

negativo

negative

negativo (-a)

negative

sieronegativo (-a) (AIDS)

HIV negative

sieronegativo (-a)

person who is HIV negative

negative Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

positive/negative feedback

feedback positivo/negativo

negative answer

risposta f negativa

negative form

forma f negativa

negative pole

polo m negativo

negative number

numero m negativo

to be negative about sth/sb

avere un atteggiamento negativo nei confronti di qu/qc

the negative/positive pole

il polo negativo/positivo

to be HIV positive/negative

essere sieropositivo/sieronegativo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The square of any positive or negative number is positive, and the square of 0 is 0.

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The negative memories of dysphoric individuals did not fade as quickly relative to control groups, and positive memories faded slightly faster.

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This distance is the average of the number of false positives and false negatives in terms of branch occurrence.

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This trend has been partially driven by negative publicity about the transfat content of the partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in vegetable shortening.

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The negative publicity kept him out of politics for more than a decade.

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However, it must be pointed out that the rivalry is not always a negative one.

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Generally in negative events, the mean risk of an individual appears lower than the risk estimate of others.

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To outsiders, it may have negative racial overtones, but in the city this is not the case.

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Negative public perception can lead to reform and changes in policy.

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Since the technique is used with a negative-to-positive process, reducing the amount of light results in a lighter image.

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