| English | French |
|---|---|
| positive | positif |
| positive | sure |
| positive | certain |
| positive | affirmatif |
| positive | effectif |
| positive | catégorique |
| positive | concret |
| positive | formel |
| positive | indéniable |
| positive | irréfutable |
| positive | quantité positive |
| positive | réel |
| positive | sûr |
| positive | tangible |
| positive | épreuve positive |
| English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
|---|---|
NOUN (2) 1. the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution; [syn: positive, positive degree] 2. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject; ADJECTIVE (11) 1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; - Example: "a positive attitude" - Example: "the reviews were all positive" - Example: "a positive benefit" - Example: "a positive demand" 2. persuaded of; very sure; - Example: "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join" - Example: "I am positive he is lying" - Example: "was confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)] 3. involving advantage or good; - Example: "a plus (or positive) factor" [syn: plus, positive] 4. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; - Example: "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: positive, confirming] 5. formally laid down or imposed; - Example: "positive laws" [syn: positive, prescribed] 6. impossible to deny or disprove; - Example: "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence" - Example: "proof positive" - Example: "an irrefutable argument" [syn: incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive] 7. of or relating to positivism; - Example: "positivist thinkers" - Example: "positivist doctrine" - Example: "positive philosophy" [syn: positivist, positivistic, positive] 8. reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; - Example: "positive increase in graduating students" 9. greater than zero; - Example: "positive numbers" 10. having a positive charge; - Example: "protons are positive" [syn: positive, electropositive, positively charged] 11. marked by excessive confidence; - Example: "an arrogant and cocksure materialist" - Example: "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen" - Example: "the less he knows the more positive he gets" [syn: cocksure, overconfident, positive] |