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Meanings of passive in anglès

català
inactiu
espanyol
pasivo

Lacking in energy or will.

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      inactiu
      català
      veu passiva

      The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb.

          veu passiva

          Peacefully resistant in response to injustice.

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                Usage of passive in anglès
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                Experts agree that passive safety is a good idea but urge caution.
                Reuters
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                The Congress government, however, is no passive hostage in this political drama.
                Reuters
                3
                The passive voice has been used repeatedly: a lot has been said.
                The Guardian
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                The key problem might be the totally passive nature of its protagonist.
                Reuters
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                I wait, and leave myself open, passive, to whatever this experience means.
                Flowers for Algernon
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                These passive preflex responses aid animals to move swiftly through complex terrain.
                Pubmed
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                But it's not going to work for passive businesses, only growth ones.
                The Irish Times
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                In 2017, engaging with the media is not longer a passive process.
                Reuters
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                While circumstances conspire against them, they are not presented as passive victims.
                The Guardian
                10
                Every passenger feels the need to say something facetiously passive-aggressive in response.
                The Guardian
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                Perhaps the difference is that games are active rather than passive media.
                Death by Video Game
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                In the one we see passive wisdom, in the other militant force.
                Tracks of a Rolling Stone
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                However, we would like to set the record straight concerning passive smoking.
                The Irish Times
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                But in the intellect there are two powers-theactive and the passive.
                Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
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                When lobotomies were commonplace, its victims became passive and easy to handle.
                Keeper: one house, three generations, and a journey into alzheim...
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                But redemption pressures on large passive investors could exacerbate any market selloff.
                Reuters
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                espanyol
                pasivo
                Passive through the time
                Passive across language varieties
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Common
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                Common
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