négatif
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1.
adjective
pessimistic; expecting bad outcomes
unfavourable; harmful or detrimental
Arrête d'être aussi négatif, ça va bien se passer.
Stop being so negative/pessimistic, it's going to go well.
Synonyms:pessimiste, défavorable, néfaste
2.
adjective
less than zero; the opposite of positive (numbers, temperature, electric charge, etc.)
La température est restée négative toute la nuit.
The temperature stayed below zero all night.
3.
adjective
indicating the absence of what was tested for (a negative test result)
Son test COVID est revenu négatif.
His COVID test came back negative.
4.
nounmasculine
a photographic negative (the film or image from which prints are made)
Le négatif du film est abîmé, on ne peut pas tirer de photos nettes.
The film negative is damaged; we can't make sharp prints.
