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I. pas·sive [ˈpæsɪv] N no pl LING

passive
Passiv nt <-s, -e>
to change sth into the passive
etw ins Passiv setzen

II. pas·sive [ˈpæsɪv] ADJ

1. passive (inactive):

passive role
passiv
passive aggression
stumme Aggression
passive aggression
passiv-aggressives Verhalten
passive victim
hilfloses Opfer

2. passive (indifferent):

passive spectator
teilnahmslos
passive audience
lahmes Publikum

3. passive (submissive):

passive
unterwürfig
to prefer to be passive
lieber [still] im Hintergrund bleiben
to be too passive
sich dat zu viel gefallen lassen

4. passive inv LING:

passive
passiv
passive
passivisch
passive participle
passivisches Partizip
passive vocabulary
passiver Wortschatz
the passive voice
das Passiv

pas·sive re·ˈsist·ance N no pl

passive resistance
gewaltloser Widerstand

pas·sive ˈsmok·ing N no pl

passive smoking
passives Rauchen

passive immunisation

passive immunisation
passive Immunisierung

passive transport N

passive transport
passiver Transport

passive country N TRANS PROCESS

passive country (Land, in dem keine Eurocheques und ec-Karten ausgegeben, aber akzeptiert werden (Kartenländer))
Passivland nt

passive financial planning N INV-FIN

passive financial planning
passive Finanzplanung f
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