neutral
31neutral — neu|tral1 [ nutrəl ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not involved ▸ 2 without strong feeling ▸ 3 colors: not strong ▸ 4 without electric charge ▸ 5 neither acid nor base ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a country that is neutral does not get involved in a war between other… …
32neutral — 1 adjective 1 IN AN ARGUMENT ETC not supporting either of the people or groups involved in an argument or disagreement: I always tried to remain neutral when they started arguing. 2 IN A WAR a country that is neutral does not support any of the… …
33neutral — 01. Switzerland has long prided itself on remaining [neutral] during the war. 02. Don t leave the car in [neutral] when you park or it could roll down the hill. 03. The leaders of the warring nations have agreed to meet on [neutral] territory to… …
34neutral — adj. 1 not supporting either side VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain, stay ADVERB ▪ strictly ▪ The government maintained its strictly neutral policy …
35neutral — I adj. neutral in (neutral in a dispute) II n. position of disengaged gears in neutral (to run an engine while in neutral) * * * [ njuːtrəl] [ position of disengaged gears ] in neutral (to run an engine while in neutral) neutral in (neutral in a… …
36neutral — neu•tral [[t]ˈnu trəl, ˈnyu [/t]] adj. 1) gov not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation[/ex] 2) gov not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy 3) gov of or belonging to a… …
37neutral — {{11}}neutral (adj.) late 15c., composed of contrasting elements which, in proper proportion, neutralize each other, from M.Fr. neutral, from L. neutralis of neuter gender, from neuter (see NEUTER (Cf. neuter) (adj.)). Chemistry sense is from… …
38neutral — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. one that is neutral 2. a neutral color 3. a position of disengagement (as of gears) II. adjective Etymology: Middle English neuterall mutually neutralizing, from Medieval Latin *neutralis, back formation from… …
39neutral — unparteiisch; wertfrei; parteilos * * * neu|t|ral [nɔy̮ tra:l] <Adj.>: 1. nicht an eine bestimmte Interessengruppe, Partei o. Ä. gebunden, keine von diesen unterstützend: ein neutrales Land; eine neutrale Beobachterin; sich neutral… …
40neutral — adj. & n. adj. 1 not helping or supporting either of two opposing sides, esp. States at war or in dispute; impartial. 2 belonging to a neutral party, State, etc. (neutral ships). 3 indistinct, vague, indeterminate. 4 (of a gear) in which the… …
