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► 名詞
  [ふ]    meaning:  minus  rank: 2
☆ 負の ⇨ Minus numbers

  [ふ]    meaning:  negative  rank: 2
☆ 負の遺産 ⇨ A negative legacy


More examples:
  • 彼女料理プロも顔負けだ ⇨ Her cooking skills (are so good they) can embarrass pro chefs
  • 一回戦で負けた ⇨ He lost in the first round
  • 彼等が負けたそれ自体はそれ程驚きでないが、完全圧倒されたことは驚きだった ⇨ Their losing itself was not that big a surprise, but the way they were completely dominated by the opponent was
  • 借金を背負って姿をくらました ⇨ He ran away with a large debt
  • 事業失敗大きな負債を負った ⇨ He suffered a large debt by the failure of his business
  • スタート失敗祟っ彼女競走に負けた ⇨ The bad start doomed her and she lost the race
  • 負の遺産 ⇨ Negative heritage
  • 筋肉増強するには負荷トレーニング必要だ ⇨ Resistance training is required to make muscles bigger and stronger
  • チームボロ負けした ⇨ The team got trounced
  • 重責を負っている ⇨ He bears heavy responsibilities
  • 日本ラグビーではわないのでさで勝負する ⇨ Japanese Rugby can’t compete with power, so they rely on speed
  • あんなに負けるとは… ⇨ I didn’t expect to lose against someone like him…
  • 一回競馬勝ったんで調子こいてどんどんけたら全部負けた ⇨ I’d won with a horse racing once, so I got cocky and kept betting and ended up losing all
  • 格上相手に負けて元々でぶつかってみた ⇨ I challenged a superior opponent thinking I had nothing to lose
  • 下り坂走るに負担がかる ⇨ Running downhill will put stress on your knees