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1 ♦ choice
♦ choice /tʃɔɪs/A n. [cu]1 scelta: to make a choice, fare la propria scelta; scegliere; freedom of choice, libertà di scelta; by choice, per libera scelta; di preferenza; to be faced with a difficult choice, trovarsi davanti a (o dover fare) una scelta difficile; a straight choice, una scelta obbligata2 possibilità di scelta; facoltà di scelta; alternativa: to have a clear choice, avere davanti una chiara alternativa; We have a choice between three routes, possiamo scegliere fra tre percorsi; I have little choice, non ho alternative; per me, c'è poco da scegliere; I had no choice but to obey, non mi restò (altra scelta) che obbedire3 assortimento; scelta: a wide choice of TV sets, un grande assortimento di televisori; limited choice, scelta limitata4 cosa scelta; linea d'azione, ecc., scelta: Ireland was my first choice for a holiday, l'Irlanda è stata la mia prima scelta per le vacanze; Blain is the best choice for director, Blain è la persona da scegliere come direttoreB a. attr.1 (spec. di frutta, carne, ecc.) scelto; di prima qualità: choice peaches, pesche scelte; choice goods, merce scelta (o di prima scelta)● ( sport) choice of ends, scelta del campo □ at choice, a scelta □ to have one's choice, fare a modo proprio; fare come si vuole □ to have (o to get) first choice, scegliere per primo □ of choice, preferito; (med.) di elezione □ of one's choice, che si è scelto; preferito; a scelta; a piacere □ to take one's choice, fare la propria scelta; scegliere: Take your choice!, scegli pure!choicelyavv.1 attentamente; con grande curachoicenessn. [u]eccellenza, squisitezza ( di qualità).
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