Betydning af negative på engelsk

• 0 meaning or saying ’no’; denying something

  • a negative answer.

• 1 expecting to fail

  • a negative attitude.

• 2 less than zero

  • –4 is a negative or minus number.

• 3 having more electrons than normal

  • The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.

• 4 a word etc by which something is denied

  • ‘No’ and ‘never’ are negatives.

• 5 the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed

  • I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.