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No. 8,652 in Russian

отрицательная

"Отрицательная" means "negative" in English.

In a sentence

  • Погода сегодня отрицательная — сильный мороз.

    The weather is negative today — severe frost.

    Here, 'отрицательная' is used to describe the harsh or unfavorable nature of the weather, synonymous with negative.

  • Её тест на COVID оказался отрицательным.

    Her COVID test was negative.

    In this context, 'отрицательная' is used in a biomedical or medical test setting to mean a result that does not show the presence of a certain condition.

  • У него сложилось отрицательное мнение о проекте.

    He formed a negative opinion about the project.

    Here, 'отрицательная' is applied to people's judgments, expressing a critical or unfavorable evaluation of something.

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