le passif

liabilities, passive

p a . s i f
noun · masculine Rare #45,241
liabilities In accounting, the money a person or company owes.
FR: Le passif de l'entreprise est très élevé.
EN: The company's liabilities are very high.
passive In grammar, the passive voice or construction.
FR: Le passif est utilisé pour mettre l'accent sur l'action.
EN: The passive is used to emphasize the action.

Passif criminel?

Criminal record?

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Il y a un passif entre eux.

There is a history between them.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Quel est notre passif?

What are our liabilities?

— Princess Bride (1987)

Tom est un passif.

Tom is a liability.

adjective Rare #45,242
passive
FR: Il reste passif face à cette situation.
EN: He remains passive in the face of this situation.
Forms of passif
MasculineFeminine

Quand tu seras calme, en paix, passif.

When you are calm, at peace, passive.

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Du passif-agressif.

Passive-aggressive.

— Aquarius (2016)

Diego, vous jouez le rôle du passif-agressif.

Diego, you are playing the role of the passive-aggressive.

— Aquarius (2016)

Je suis sans initiative, passif, maladroit et craintif, Lioudmila Prokofievna.

I lack initiative; I’m passive, awkward, and timid, Lyudmila Prokofyevna.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

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