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passive
01
passif, indifférent
accepting what happens or not opposing what other people do or say
Exemples
He was passive in the face of criticism, choosing not to respond or defend himself.
Il était passif face aux critiques, choisissant de ne pas répondre ou de se défendre.
02
passif
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
Exemples
The passive construction ' The cake was baked by Mary' shifts the focus away from who performed the action.
La construction passive 'Le gâteau a été cuit par Marie' éloigne l'attention de celui qui a effectué l'action.
03
(of a circuit or device) not generating energy and lacking an internal source of electromotive force
Exemples
Passive circuits can not amplify signals.
Passive
01
passif
the grammatical voice in which the subject receives the action rather than performing it
Exemples
Students learned how to form the passive in English.
Arbre Lexical
impassive
passively
passiveness
passive
