passive

pasivo

Que acepta lo que ocurre sin intentar cambiarlo ni actuar por su cuenta.

En inglés sencillo: Accepting what happens without trying to change it or do anything yourself.

• She remained passive during the argument.
• Watching television can be a passive activity.
• Why do they take such a passive role in these meetings?

Sinónimos: inactive, unresponsive

Antónimos: active

Expresiones frecuentes: passive role, remain passive, passive observer, passive attitude

pasivo

En gramática, indica que el sujeto recibe la acción en lugar de realizarla.

En inglés sencillo: In grammar, describing a sentence whose subject receives the action instead of doing it.

• This sentence is passive.
• We learned about passive verbs today.
• Can you change that clause into the passive voice?

Antónimos: active

Expresiones frecuentes: passive voice, passive clause, passive verb, passive construction