negative

[US]/ˈneɡətɪv/
[UK]/ˈneɡətɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. verweigernd; zweifelnd; pessimistisch; gegensätzlich
n. Leugnung; Ablehnung; Negation
Word Forms
Präteritumnegatived
3. Person Singularnegatives
Pluralnegatives
Partizip Präsensnegativing
Partizip Perfektnegatived

Phrases & Collocations

negative effect

negative effect

positive and negative

positiv und negativ

negative influence

negativer Einfluss

negative pressure

negativer Druck

in the negative

im Negativen

negative correlation

negative Korrelation

negative feedback

negatives Feedback

negative ion

negatives Ion

negative growth

negatives Wachstum

negative attitude

negative Einstellung

negative transfer

negativer Transfer

negative factor

negativer Faktor

negative sequence

negative Sequenz

negative electrode

negative Elektrode

negative temperature

negative Temperatur

negative charge

negative Ladung

negative value

negativer Wert

gram negative

gramnegativ

false negative

falsch-negativ

Example Sentences

think positive, not negative

positiv denken, nicht negativ

Real-world Examples

I'll pick up the negatives later. - Thank you.

Ich hole die negativen Aspekte später ab. - Danke.

Source: Prosecution witness

Hey, woo, woo, why is the air in here so negative?

Hey, wau, wau, warum ist die Luft hier so negativ?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

And he turns a negative into a positive.

Und er verwandelt ein negatives in ein positives.

Source: Coffee Tasting Guide

But it's more than just a negative.

Aber es ist mehr als nur ein negatives.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

Oh, I don't want to seem too negative!

Oh, ich möchte nicht zu negativ erscheinen!

Source: BEC Higher Listening Past Papers (Volume 3)

So we have the negative before " what I said" .

Also haben wir das Negative vor "was ich gesagt habe".

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

If it comes back negative, that's a friendly.

Wenn es negativ zurückkommt, ist das freundlich.

Source: VOA Standard February 2013 Collection

That's the only negative I would say about it.

Das ist das einzige Negative, was ich darüber sagen würde.

Source: 6 Minute English

These are generally considered to be negative words.

Diese werden im Allgemeinen als negative Wörter angesehen.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

They measured each roommate's tendency towards negative thinking.

Sie maßen die Tendenz jedes Mitbewohners zu negativem Denken.

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

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