double negative

ˈdʌbəl ˈnɛɡətɪv
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Translation of double negative into Russian

Noun

1.

grammar rule

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two negatives used together in a clause for a single negative effect
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  • Saying 'I don't know nothing' is a double negative..Сказать 'Я ничего не знаю' - это двойное отрицание.
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language

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affirmative meaning from two negatives
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двойное отрицание nдвойной отрицательный оборот
  • A double negative can confuse the meaning in English sentences.Двойное отрицание может запутать смысл в английских предложениях.
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Synonyms and analogies of double negative in English

n.double negationMore synonyms

Examples of double negative in a sentence

  • Avoid using a double negative in formal writing.
  • Using a double negative can confuse listeners.
  • The teacher explained how a double negative works.

Translations of "double negative" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
двойное отрицаниеnn. - dvoynoye otritsaniye

There's nothing more confusing than a double negative.

Нет ничего более запутанного, чем двойное отрицание.

I have to use a double negative.

Для этого нужно использовать двойное отрицание.

Sir, you are employing a double negative.

Сэр, вы использовали двойное отрицание.

A double positive and a double negative both result in a positive.

И двойное утверждение, и двойное отрицание дают утверждение.

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double negative: Examples and translations in context

He's sold us on, like a double negative.

Он подловил нас на... двойном отрицании.

and it took my mind a second to convert that double negative

И за секунду мой разум перевёл это двойное отрицание

The thing is when you use a double negative, it becomes something completely different.

Дело в том, что когда ты используешь двойное отрицание, это делает всё абсолютно другим.

The same sort of double negative negations are also present in Greek.

В греческом также нет нашего двойного отрицания.

In the Greek there is a double negative.

В японском языке нет двойного отрицания.

A double negative, in Machiavelli's view, occasionally made a positive.

Двойное отрицание, с точки зрения Макиавелли, в резальтате дает положительное.

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