"passif" meaning in French

See passif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pa.sif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-passif.wav Forms: passive [feminine], passifs [masculine, plural], passives [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin passīvus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|passīvus}} Borrowed from Latin passīvus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} passif (feminine passive, masculine plural passifs, feminine plural passives)
  1. passive
    Sense id: en-passif-fr-adj-p~HXvCEk
  2. (gay slang) bottom Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-passif-fr-adj-vpt2B-Bw Topics: LGBT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tabagisme passif, vocabulaire passif, voix passive

Noun

IPA: /pa.sif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-passif.wav Forms: passifs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin passīvus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|passīvus}} Borrowed from Latin passīvus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} passif m (plural passifs)
  1. (grammar) the passive voice Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-passif-fr-noun-pUKnFeY- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 69 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 11 58 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 59 19 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (accounting) liability; liabilities (figurative) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-passif-fr-noun-1ML9vstj Topics: accounting, business, finance

Inflected forms

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