skrbno izbirati

1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) izbrati

2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) odločiti se

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- nothing / not much to choose between

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( between) izbrati, izbirati, izvoliti si; hoteti; raje imeti;

( between) imeti na izbiro; blagovoliti

there is not much to choose between them — oba sta enaka

I cannot choose but — nujno moram, prisiljen sem, ne morem si kaj, da ne bi

to pick and choose — skrbno izbirati

z rokami nabirati; colloquially skrbno izbirati

1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) izbrati

2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) nabirati

3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) dvigniti

4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) odpreti

1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) izbira

2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) najboljši del

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- pickpocket

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cepin, kramp, šilo, križna sekira, rovača; printing madež na knjigi, razmazana črka

tooth-pick — zobotrebec

izbira, najboljši del; zbodljaj; agronomy economy pobrana letina

the pick of the bunch — najboljši od vseh

to take one's pick — izbrati

kopati, izkopati (luknjo), prekopati; pobrati (s prsti, kljunom), zobati, kljuvati (ptiči), počasi jesti (ljudje); trgati, nabirati (cvetice, jagode); prebirati, čistiti (zelenjavo); skubsti, skubiti (perutnino); pukati, puliti, česati (volno); čistiti, trebiti (zobe); (o)glodati (kosti); prebirati, odbirati (rudo); spraskati (z nohti); vrtati, drezati (v) kaj; krasti, vlomiti (ključavnico); iz trte izviti, izvati (prepir); figuratively skrbno izbrati, izbirati; strgati, scefrati (tudi figuratively); American music brenkati;

krasti; jesti po malem; popraviti se (up)

to pick a bone with — ali to have a bone to pick with — imeti s kom še račune

to give s.o. a bone to pick — zapreti komu usta

to pick s.o.'s brains — ukrasti komu idejo

to pick and choose — prenatančno izbirati

figuratively to pick holes in — najti šibko točko, skritizirati

to pick a lock — vlomiti ključavnico

to pick one's nose — vrtati po nosu

to pick s.o.'s pocket — izprazniti komu žep (žepar)

to pick to pieces — skritizirati; figuratively koga do kosti obrati

to pick a quarrel with s.o. — izzvati prepir

to pick and steal — krasti

to pick one's teeth — trebiti si zobe

to pick one's way ( —ali steps) — previdno stopati

to pick one's words — izbirati besede