how to pronounce positif

/po.zi.tif/

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positif is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of positif in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… la frontière entre positif et normatif …”

meanings of positif

adjective:

Positive (for e.g. a drug test).
Positive or zero. nonnegative.
Positive (characteristic).

noun:

Positive, something positive.
Positive form.
Positive (electrical polarity).

positif frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word positif occurs in french on average 28.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.