neutral
A nonaligned state, or a member of such a stateA nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
» Switzerland is a neutral country.
Die Schweiz ist ein neutrales Land. — MUIRIEL
Швейцария - нейтральная страна. — marafon
Швейцарія — нейтральна країна. — Internecivus
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
neutraler Staat
(countable, uncountable)A person who takes no side in a dispute.
Neutraler
one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
(countable, uncountable)An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
(countable, uncountable)A neutral hue.
(uncountable)The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
Near-synonym: angel gear (humorous)
Put it in neutral, and we'll push it out of the garage.
Leerlauf, Leerlaufstellung, Ruhelage
нейтра́льноеnejtrálʹnoje
(countable, uncountable)An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
Examples
87 sentencesSwitzerland is a neutral country.
Швейцарія — нейтральна країна. — Internecivus
ruШвейцария - нейтральная страна. — marafon
deDie Schweiz ist ein neutrales Land. — MUIRIEL
Tom is neutral.
Том нейтральний. — deniko
deTom ist neutral. — Felixjp
Tom tried to be neutral.
Tom tried to stay neutral.
ruТом старался сохранять нейтралитет. — Balamax
Tom tried to remain neutral.
ruТом старался сохранять нейтралитет. — Balamax
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surfacFrom Middle French neutral (compare modern French neutre), from Latin neutrālis. By surface analysis, neuter + -al.
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Forms
plural: neutralsSynonyms
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6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable