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passive
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pasivo
accepting what happens or not opposing what other people do or say
Ejemplos
She was being passive during the meeting, allowing others to make all the important decisions.
Ella estaba siendo pasiva durante la reunión, permitiendo que otros tomaran todas las decisiones importantes.
He was passive in the face of criticism, choosing not to respond or defend himself.
Fue pasivo ante las críticas, eligiendo no responder o defenderse.
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voz pasiva, pasiva
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
Ejemplos
In the passive voice, the object of an action becomes the subject of the sentence.
En la voz pasiva, el objeto de una acción se convierte en el sujeto de la oración.
The passive construction ' The cake was baked by Mary' shifts the focus away from who performed the action.
La construcción pasiva 'El pastel fue horneado por María' desvía la atención de quién realizó la acción.
03
pasivo, no violento
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Ejemplos
A resistor is a passive component.
Passive circuits can not amplify signals.
Passive
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pasiva
(grammar) the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is affected by the action of the verb, rather than performing it
Ejemplos
" The cake was baked by Mary " is an example of the passive.
Students learned how to form the passive in English.
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impassive
passively
passiveness
passive
