positive
adjective
1 adjective optimisticdearfach adj1 we must remain positive caithfimid fanacht dearfachthey're positive about the change tá siad dearfach i leith an athraithehe has a positive outlook tá dearcadh dearfach aigeon a positive note mar fhocal dearfach, le bheith dearfach faoito think positive dearcadh dearfach a bheith agat 2 adjective constructive, beneficialdearfach adj1 dea- prefthe feedback was broadly positive bhí an t-aiseolas dearfach den chuid is móthat's a positive sign sin comhartha dearfach, sin dea-chomharthait was a positive experience for them eispéireas dearfach a bhí ann dóibhwe're hoping for a positive outcome tá súil againn go mbeidh toradh dearfach airpositive influence tionchar dearfach, dea-thioncharShow full entry
3 adjective affirmativedearfach adj1 deimhneach adj1 a positive response freagra dearfach 4 adjective certain, definitelánchinnte adj3cinnte dearfa deimhneach adj1 'Are you sure?' 'Positive.' 'An bhfuil tú cinnte?' 'Lánchinnte.'we have positive proof tá cruthúnas cinnte againnare you absolutely positive about that? an bhfuil tú lánchinnte faoi sin?, an bhfuil tú cinnte dearfa faoi sin? 5 adjective determinedcinnte adj3 diongbháilte adj3 make a positive effort to eat fruit déan iarracht dhiongbháilte torthaí a ithe 6 adjective absoluteamach is amach ceart adj1 it's a positive disgrace is náire amach is amach é, is náire shaolta éit was a positive pleasure ba phléisiúr ceart é, pléisiúr Dé a bhí ann 7 adjective MED indicating presence of sthdeimhneach adj1 the test came back positive toradh deimhneach a fuarthas ar an tástáilshe tested positive for testosterone fuarthas toradh deimhneach ar a tástáil le haghaidh téististéaróinRhesus positive Rhesus deimhneach 8 adjective MATH above zerodeimhneach adj1 positive number uimhir dheimhneachpositive value luach deimhneach 9 adjective CHEM, PHYS electricallydeimhneach adj1 positive charge lucht deimhneachpositive ion ian deimhneach 10 adjective PHIL evidence-baseddeimhneach adj1 positive science eolaíocht dheimhneach 11 adjective PHOT of imagepositive photograph grianghraf dearbhchló 12 adjective ASTROL of signdearfach adj1
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13 noun quality, aspectrud dearfachthat's one positive sin rud dearfach amháinwe should focus on the positives ba cheart dúinn díriú ar na rudaí dearfachato take the positives from sth na rudaí dearfacha a aimsiú i rud, na gnéithe dearfacha de rud a bhreith leat 14 noun MATH numberuimhir dheimhneachthe sum of two positives suim dhá uimhir dheimhneach 15 noun LING affirmativedearfach masc1 to answer in the positive freagra dearfach a thabhairt 16 noun PHOT imagedearbhchló masc4 17 noun MED, BIOCHEM resulttoradh deimhneachit's a positive tá sé deimhneach