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Dictionary translations for "passif"

le passif m noun

pl. passifs

passive [ˈpæsɪv] (grammaire)

C'est un personnage passif.

He has a passive character.

liability [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ] (finance)

passif adjective

passif / passive / passifs / passives

passive [ˈpæsɪv] (en parlant d'une personne)

C'est un personnage passif.

He has a passive character.

Phrases with "passif" (21)

capteur passif - passive sensor
état de la valeur marchande de l'actif et du passif - audited statement of value of assets
état de l'actif et du passif - statement of assets and liabilities
autoguidage passif - homing passive guidance
bus passif - passive bus
combat passif - passive fighting
élément de passif couvert - hedged liability
excédent de l'actif sur le passif - surplus of assets over liabilities
gestion du passif - liability management
gestionnaire du passif - liability manager

Contexts with "passif"

C'est un personnage passif. He has a passive character.

Il est clairement montré dans l'enquête de Johnson que le tabagisme passif est très nocif. It is clearly shown in Johnson's investigation that passive smoking is very harmful.

Condillac, avec le sensationnalisme, révolutionna le concept de l'esprit, faisant du langage et du geste les précurseurs des idées, faisant voler en éclats la conception de Locke du langage comme simple médium passif. Condillac, with sensationalism, revolutionised the concept of mind, making language and gesture prior to ideas, shattering Locke's conception of language as a mere passive medium.

Il était de nature passive. He was passive by nature.

Regarder la télé est une activité passive. Watching TV is a passive activity.

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