WordReference English-Arabic Dictionary © 2012:
| ترجمات رئيسية |
| negative adj | (statement: saying no) | رفض |
| negative adj | (person, attitude: pessimistic) | سلبي، متشائم |
| negative adj | (electricity: lower potential) | سالب القطبية |
| negative n | (disadvantage) | سلبية |
| | | خسارة |
WordReference English-Arabic Dictionary © 2012:
| صيغ مركبة |
| double negative n | (grammar: use of 2 negatives together) قواعد | نفي مضاعف |
| | I can't get no satisfaction is a double negative. |
| in the negative adv | (by saying no) | بالنفي |
| | She was visibly upset when they responded to her request in the negative. |
| negative answer n | (no) | إجابة سلبية: لا |
| | No, "never" and "none" are negative answers to a question. |
| negative attitude n | (pessimism or nay-saying) | موقف سلبي |
| | He went into the exam with a negative attitude and, unsurprisingly, did not do well. |
| | She had a negative attitude so it was really not enjoyable to work with her. |
| negative feedback n | (unfavourable criticism) | تقييم سلبي، نقد سلبي |
| | The author received a lot of negative feedback about his new book. |
| negative reinforcement n | (behavioural conditioning through unpleasant consequences) | تعزيز سلبي |
| | The laboratory mice received negative reinforcement, in the form of a painful shock, whenever they approached the cheese. |
| negative sign n | (bad omen) | شؤم، نحس، علامة سلبية |
| | He was hopeful that they could still have a picnic, but the clouds forming overhead were a negative sign. |
| negative sign n | (mathematical symbol: minus sign) | إشارة السالب في الرياضيات |
| reply in the negative vi | (say no: refuse) | يرد بالنفي، يرفض |
| | When asked if she would work overtime, the nurse replied in the negative. |
| reply in the negative vi | (say no: deny) | يرد بالنفي، ينكر |
| | When asked if she had murdered the old lady, the nurse replied in the negative. |