passive

หˆpรฆsษชv
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Translation of passive into Hebrew,

Adjective

1.

unresisting

accepting or allowing what happens without active response or resistance
ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™ pasivi
  • He remained passive during the debate..ื”ื•ื ื ืฉืืจ ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื•ื•ื™ื›ื•ื—.
2.

grammatical voice

TECH.in grammar, describes a verb form where the subject is acted uponTECH.
ืกึธื‘ึดื™ืœ savil
  • The song was sung by the choir is a passive construction..ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ "ื”ืฉื™ืจ ื”ื•ืฉืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžืงื”ืœื”" ื”ื•ื ืžื‘ื ื” ืกื‘ื™ืœ.
3.

psychology

inactive and submissive in relationships
ืคึทึผืกึดึผื™ื‘ึดื™ passiviื›ึธึผื ื•ึผืขึท
  • He had a passive role in their relationship.ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
4.

finance

not participating in management or decision-making
ืกึธื‘ึดื™ืœ savilืœึนื ืคึธึผืขึดื™ืœ
  • She is a passive investor in the company.ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืงื™ืขื” ืกื‘ื™ืœื” ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”.
5.

technology

TECH.without motive power or energy productionTECH.
ืกึธื‘ึดื™ืœ savil
  • The circuit includes passive components only.ื”ืžืขื’ืœ ื›ื•ืœืœ ืจืง ืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ืœื™ื.

Noun

1.

linguistics

TECH.grammatical voice where the subject is acted uponTECH.
ืกื•ึนื‘ึดื™ืœ sovil
  • The sentence 'The ball was thrown by John' is in the passive..ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ 'ื”ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื ื–ืจืง ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’'ื•ืŸ' ื”ื•ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืกื•ื‘ื™ืœ.
2.

state of inaction

state of being subject to action without response
ืคึทึผืืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™ึผื•ึผืช ืขึถืžึฐื“ึธึผื” ืคึทึผืืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™ืช
  • In the passive, he watched events unfold without comment..ื‘ืคืืกื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืฆืคื” ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืžืชืคืชื—ื™ื ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืขื™ืจ.
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Expressions with passive: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

passive smokern.
ืžึทืขึฒืฉึตืืŸ ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดึผื™
A passive smoker can be harmed by others smoking nearby.
passive smokingn.
ืขึดื™ืฉืื•ึผืŸ ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™
Passive smoking can harm your health.
passive recipientsn.
ื ึดืžึฐืขึธื ึดื™ื ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™ึดึผื™ื
The passive recipients of the decision did not voice any objections.
passive obediencen.
ืฆึดื™ึผื•ึผืช ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™
The soldiers were trained in passive obedience.
passive resistancen.
ื”ึดืชึฐื ึทื’ึฐึผื“ื•ึผืช ืคึทึผืกึดึผื™ื‘ึดื™ืช
The activists used passive resistance to oppose the new law.
passive-aggressiveadj.
ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™ึพืึทื’ึฐืจึถืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™
He was passive-aggressive and ignored her requests.

Synonyms and analogies of passive in English

adj.compliantsubmissiveyieldinginactivereceptive
n.passive voicepassivityinactioninactivitycapacitorinductorresistorMore synonyms

Examples of passive in a sentence

  • His passive attitude frustrated his teammates.
  • The book was written by an anonymous author is a passive sentence.
  • The cake was eaten by the children is an example of passive voice.
  • She remained passive during the entire discussion.
  • His passive demeanor made him easy to overlook.
  • They remain passive partners in the venture.

Translations of "passive" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™adj. - pasivi

Children are often exposed to passive smoking at home or in public places.

ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ื—ืฉืคื™ื ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœืขื™ืฉื•ืŸ ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืื• ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื.

ืกึธื‘ึดื™ืœadj. - savil

He learned a rewrite rule that converts active voice to passive voice.

ื”ื•ื ืœืžื“ ื›ืœืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืฉืžืžื™ืจ ืงื•ืœ ืคืขื™ืœ ืœืงื•ืœ ืกื‘ื™ืœ.

ืคืืกื™ื‘ื™adj.

He realized that being a passive recipient meant missing out on valuable discussions.

ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื‘ืœ ืคืืกื™ื‘ื™ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืœื”ื—ืžื™ืฅ ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืขืจืš.

ืึธื“ึดื™ืฉืadj. - adish

I can't be passive about that.

ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื“ื™ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื™ืฉ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื.

ืกึทื‘ึฐืœึธื ึดื™adj. - savelani

A passive investor often seeks advice from financial experts to optimize savings.

ืžืฉืงื™ืข ืกื‘ืœื ื™ ืžื—ืคืฉ ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืช ืžืžื•ืžื—ื™ื ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืงืกื ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ.

Noun
ืจึธื›ึดื™ื‘ ืคึธึผืกึดื™ื‘ึดื™n. - rekhiv passivi

Potentiometers are passive devices that change its resistance through a mechanical change.

ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ื•ืžื˜ืจ ื”ื™ื ื• ืจื›ื™ื‘ ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ ืฉืžืฉื ื” ืืช ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืชื• ืขืงื‘ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžื›ื ื™.

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passive: Examples and translations in context

Brands use interactive marketing to turn passive viewers into active participants.

ืžื•ืชื’ื™ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืฆื•ืคื™ื ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ืœืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ืคืขื™ืœื™ื.

A blind pool can be appealing for those seeking passive investment options.

ื‘ืจื™ื›ื” ืขื™ื•ื•ืจืช ืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืคืชื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืœื• ื”ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ืฉืงืขื•ืช ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช.

His leadership in passive resistance earned him respect among his peers.

ื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื‘ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ื–ื™ื›ืชื” ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืจื‘ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื•.

Ventilation systems can help reduce the impact of passive smoking indoors.

ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืื•ื•ืจื•ืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื”ืฉืคืขืช ื”ืขื™ืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™ื.

Exposure to passive smoking should be limited to protect everyone's health.

ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืœ ื—ืฉื™ืคื” ืœืขื™ืฉื•ืŸ ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื.

The words that they say sound passive, but seem aggressive.

ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื ืฉืžืขื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ืื‘ืœ ื ืจืื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืื’ืจืกื™ื‘ื™ื™ื.

Many people choose passive investing for its low fees and simplicity.

ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื”ืฉืงืขื•ืช ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืœ ื”ืขืžืœื•ืช ื”ื ืžื•ื›ื•ืช ื•ื”ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ.

Strong seat belts are a key aspect of passive safety in vehicles.

ื—ื’ื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ื—ื–ืงื•ืช ื”ืŸ ื—ืœืง ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื‘ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืจื›ื‘ื™ื.

See also:

passive incomepassive smokingpassive resistancepassive smokerpassive voicepassive investingpassive aggressionpassive investorpassive safety
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