positiv
positive
English translations
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German meaning: Positiv bedeutet bejahend, zustimmend oder vorteilhaft. English meaning: Positive means affirmative, approving, or beneficial. Synonym: günstig, vorteilhaft German example: Das Ergebnis des Tests war positiv. English example: The result of the test was positive. Type: Noun Article: der Singular Form: der Positiv Plural Form: die Positive
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine optimistische und aufbauende Einstellung habend.
- English meaning
- Positive
- Synonym
- optimistisch, bejahend
- German example
- Es ist wichtig, eine positive Einstellung zu haben.
- English example
- It's important to have a positive attitude.
- Comparative
- positiverSuperlative: am positivsten
Related words
- positivistisch
Positivistic
- Positivismus
Positivism
- Diapositiv
Slide, transparency
- nichtpositiv
Non-positive
- elektropositiv
Electropositive
- Präpositiv
Prepositional
- dispositiv
A dispositive is a legal term that refers to the operative part of a judgment or decision, i.e., the part that contains the actual order.
- Dispositiv
A dispositif is a term from philosophy and sociology that describes a network of discourses, institutions, architectures, laws, police measures, philosophical statements, etc. It serves to achieve a specific goal or to exercise a certain power.
- Nachlese
gleaning, aftermath
- Denkweise
Mindset
- Testergebnis
Test result
- Handelsbilanz
Trade balance
- Asylantin
Female asylum seeker
- Geisteshaltung
Mindset
- romantisieren
to romanticize
- begünstigen
To favor
- beflügeln
To inspire, to encourage
- entarten
To degenerate
- strotzen
to be full of, to abound in
- herausheben
Emphasize
- Staat machen
To impress
- überhöhen
to exaggerate, to overstate
- fruchtlos
fruitless
- schmeichelhaft
flattering
- gefeiert
Celebrated
- aufbauend
Uplifting means encouraging, strengthening, or positively reinforcing.
- erhöhend
uplifting
- anodisch
Anodic
- lebenswert
worth living
- gewaltverherrlichend
Glorifying violence means to portray or advocate violence in a positive light.
- entartet
degenerate
- aussichtslos
Hopeless
- förderlich
Beneficial, conducive
- meliorativ
Meliorative
- oberaffengeil
Awesome
- Proton
Proton
- Einstellung
Attitude
- Vorteil
Advantage
- Atomkern
Atomic nucleus
- Fortschritt
progress
- Hoffnungsträger
A beacon of hope is a person from whom one expects great positive developments or successes.
- Billigung
Approval means agreement or the positive evaluation of an action, plan, or idea.
- Guthaben
Credit
- Absatzbewegung
Sales trend
- Wasserstoffion
Hydrogen ion
- Wasserstoffkern
Hydrogen nucleus
- Lithiumion
Lithium ion
- Nukleophil
Nucleophile
Example sentences with “positiv”
Er hatte eine positive Einstellung. (He had a positive attitude.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'positiv' used differently in German?
It is used almost identically to the English word, including in medical and technical contexts.