négatif

/ne.ɡa.tif/
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.

négatif - French Definition & Examples