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1 choice
[ ois]1) (an act or the power of choosing: You have no choice - you must do it.) escolha2) (a thing chosen: Which car was your original choice?) escolha* * *[tʃɔis] n 1 escolha: a) seleção. in the choice of a book / na escolha de um livro. b) gosto ou cuidado na seleção. c) preferência. the woman of my choice / a mulher da minha preferência. d) coisa escolhida. e) opção. f) sortimento, variedade para escolher. a great choice of books / um grande sortimento de livros. 2 escol, fina flor, a melhor parte. the choice of his troops / suas tropas de elite. • adj 1 escolhido, selecionado, seleto. I put a vase of my choicest roses on the table / pus um vaso com minhas rosas preferidas na mesa. 2 fino, excelente, superior. at choice à vontade. by, for, from choice de preferência, por gosto. take your choice escolha à sua vontade. the choice of a lifetime a suprema escolha. the choice of everything o melhor de tudo. to have no choice não ter escolha. to make a choice of selecionar. you have your choice pode escolher. -
2 choice
[ ois]1) (an act or the power of choosing: You have no choice - you must do it.) escolha2) (a thing chosen: Which car was your original choice?) escolha -
3 choice
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4 at choice
at choiceà vontade. by, for, from choice de preferência, por gosto. -
5 Hobson’s choice
Hob.son’s choice[hɔbsənz tʃ'ɔis] n 1 escolha entre o objeto oferecido e nada. 2 falta de alternativa (segundo Thomas Hobson, cavalariço inglês). -
6 forced choice method
forced choice methodmétodo da escolha forçada (para avaliação do desempenho do empregado). -
7 multiple-choice
mul.ti.ple-choice[m∧ltipəl tʃ'ɔis] adj múltipla escolha, teste de escolha múltipla. -
8 pro-choice
pro-choice[prou tʃ'ɔis] adj diz-se de pessoa ou organização favorável ao direito de a mulher escolher entre continuar ou não grávida (direito ao aborto). -
9 take your choice
take your choiceescolha à sua vontade. -
10 the choice of a lifetime
the choice of a lifetimea suprema escolha. -
11 the choice of everything
the choice of everythingo melhor de tudo. -
12 to have no choice
to have no choicenão ter escolha. -
13 to make a choice of
to make a choice ofselecionar. -
14 you have your choice
you have your choicepode escolher. -
15 choicely
choice.ly[tʃ'ɔisli] adv escolhidamente, com escolha, com cuidado. -
16 alternative
[o:l'tə:nətiv] 1. adjective(offering a choice of a second possibility: An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.) alternativo2. noun(a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities: You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you; I don't like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?) alternativa* * *al.ter.na.tive[ɔ:lt'ə:nətiv] n 1 alternativa, opção. he has no other alternative / ele não tem outra alternativa. 2 preferência por uma entre várias possibilidades. • adj alternativo. -
17 alternative
[o:l'tə:nətiv] 1. adjective(offering a choice of a second possibility: An alternative arrangement can be made if my plans don't suit you.) alternativo2. noun(a choice between two (or sometimes more) things or possibilities: You leave me no alternative but to dismiss you; I don't like fish. Is there an alternative on the menu?) alternativa -
18 consent
[kən'sent] 1. verb(to give permission or agree (to): I had no choice but to consent to the plan; Her father consented to her marrying me although I was just a poor student.) consentir2. noun(agreement; permission: You have my consent to leave.) consentimento* * *con.sent[kəns'ent] n 1 permissão, consentimento. were you a consenting party? / você estava entre os que consentiram? 2 anuência, aquiescência. • vi consentir, permitir, aprovar, concordar com. I consent to your leaving / concordo com a sua saída. age of consent Jur maioridade. silence gives consent quem cala consente. with one consent unânime. -
19 election
[-ʃən]noun (the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office: When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again.) eleição* * *e.lec.tion[il'ek82n] n 1 eleição, votação. election day / dia de eleições. 2 preferência. 3 predestinação, bem-aventurança. -
20 exile
1. noun1) (a person who lives outside his own country either from choice or because he is forced to do so: an exile from his native land.) exilado2) (a (usually long) stay in a foreign land (eg as a punishment): He was sent into exile.) exílio2. verb(to send away or banish (a person) from his own country.) exilar* * *ex.ile['eksail] n 1 exílio, desterro, banimento, degredo, expatriação. 2 fig retiro, solidão. 3 exilado, desterrado, degredado, expatriado. • vt ( from de) exilar, desterrar, banir, expatriar.
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