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passive
01
passif, indifférent
accepting what happens or not opposing what other people do or say
Exemples
She was being passive during the meeting, allowing others to make all the important decisions.
Elle était passive pendant la réunion, laissant les autres prendre toutes les décisions importantes.
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
In the passive voice, the object of an action becomes the subject of the sentence.
Dans la voix passive, l'objet d'une action devient le sujet de la phrase.
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
passif, non-violent
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Exemples
A resistor is a passive component.
Passive circuits can not amplify signals.
Passive
01
passif
(grammar) the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is affected by the action of the verb, rather than performing it
Exemples
" The cake was baked by Mary " is an example of the passive.
Students learned how to form the passive in English.
Arbre Lexical
impassive
passively
passiveness
passive
