LEARNit Dictionary

negative

adjective
A1
OPAL
OPAL
1
A1
bad or harmful
منفی, مضر, زیان‌آور, بد, مخرب, ناخوشایند, نامطلوب
opposite positive
2
A1
containing a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc.
منفی, نفی
a negative form/sentence
see also double negative
3
B1
expressing the answer ‘no’
نهی, سلبی
His response was negative.
They received a negative reply.
opposite affirmative
4
B1
considering only the bad side of something/somebody; having no enthusiasm or hope
بدبین, تاریک نگر, منفی, تیره بین
Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
The developers' proposal received negative feedback from neighbours.
‘He probably won't show up.’ ‘Don't be so negative.’
She's been rather negative about the idea.
He was too negative in his thinking.
opposite positive
5
B1
not showing any evidence of a particular substance or medical condition
منفی, فاقد, بدون نشانه, غیر مثبت
Her pregnancy test was negative.
Negative results are not a guarantee of a safe water supply.
He tested negative for HIV infection.
opposite positive
6
containing or producing the type of electricity that is carried by an electron
منفی, دارای بار منفی, الکتریکی منفی
a negative charge/current
the negative terminal of a battery
opposite positive
7
less than zero
منفی, کمتر از صفر
a negative trade balance
The industry suffered negative growth throughout the decade.
opposite positive
8
showing light and shade, or colours, in the opposite way to the original
نگاتیو
In a negative image of the photograph, dark is light and right is left.
noun
B2
OPAL
1
B2
a word or statement that means ‘no’; an act of refusing to do something or of denying something
نه, پاسخ منفی, منفی, انکار
opposite affirmative
2
B2
a bad quality or aspect of a situation
جنبه منفی, ویژگی منفی, عیب, نقص, کاستی
Try not to focus on the negative.
The positives outweigh the negatives.
3
B2
the result of a test or an experiment that shows that a substance or condition is not present
نتیجه‌ی منفی
The percentage of false negatives generated by the cancer test is of great concern.
opposite positive
4
a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc.
نه, واژه منفی, لغت منفی, کلمه منفی, عبارت منفی
Double negatives, as in ‘I don't want no dinner’, are considered an error in English.
see also double negative
5
a developed film showing the dark areas of an actual scene as light and the light areas as dark
نگاتیو, فیلم منفی
Keep the negatives in case you want more prints later.
compare positive
verb
1
to refuse to agree to a proposal or a request
رد کردن, نپذیرفتن, نه گفتن
2
to prove that something is not true
رد کردن, تکذیب کردن, انکار کردن