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1 choose
v. välja; föredra* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) välja2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) välja, föredra• -
2 choose between
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3 choose from
välja bland -
4 choose sides
välja sida -
5 choose the least of two ills
av två onda ting väljer man det minst onda -
6 choose the less of two evils
av två onda ting väljer man det minst onda -
7 pick and choose
välja och vraka* * *(to select or choose very carefully: When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want).) välja och vraka -
8 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) det är ingen [] skillnad, det är hugget som stucketEnglish-Swedish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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9 elect
adj. vald; utsedd--------v. välja; föredra, bestämma sig för* * *[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) välja, utse2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) välja2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) nyvald, blivande- election- electioneer
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10 pick
n. hacka, spetshacka; val--------v. välja; plocka; slita ut; hacka på* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) välja [], plocka ut2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plocka3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) lyfta4) (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.) dyrka (peta) upp2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) val2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) det bästa, eliten, gräddan•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hacka -
11 at random
på måfå, på en höft* * *(without any particular plan or system: The police were stopping cars at random and checking their brakes; Choose a number at random.) på måfå -
12 ballot
n. valsedel; sluten omröstning; rösträtt--------v. rösta; dra lott, ballotera* * *['bælət](a method of voting in secret by marking a paper and putting it into a box: They held a ballot to choose a new chairman; The question was decided by ballot.) sluten omröstning -
13 broad-minded
öppen för nya idéer, mottaglig för nya synpunkter, fördomsfri; kunnig på många olika områden* * *adjective (ready to allow others to think or act as they choose without criticizing them: a broad-minded headmaster.) vidsynt, tolerant, fördomsfri -
14 chose
[ ouz]past tense; = choose -
15 chosen
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16 connoisseur
n. en som förstår sig på, en som har bra smak* * *[konə'sə:](an expert judge of eg art, music, wine etc: Let him choose the wine - he's the connoisseur.) kännare, konnässör -
17 fix on
(to decide on, choose: Have you fixed on a date for the wedding?) bestämma -
18 flexitime
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19 free will
fri vilja* * *(the ability to choose and act freely: He did it of his own free will.) fri vilja -
20 icon
n. ikonfigur; bildstod; staty; liten grafsk bild som representerar program/information (data)* * *1) ((also ikon) especially in the Orthodox Churches, a painting etc of Christ or a saint.) ikon2) (a small graphic sign on a computer screen representing an application that the user can choose.) ikon
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choose — W1S1 [tʃu:z] v past tense chose [tʃəuz US tʃouz] past participle chosen [ˈtʃəuzən US ˈtʃou ] [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: ceosan] 1.) to decide which one of a number of things or people you want →↑choice ▪ It took us ages to choose a new… … Dictionary of contemporary English
choose — [ tʃuz ] (past tense chose [ tʃouz ] ; past participle chosen [ tʃouzn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to decide which you want from a number of people or things: Do you feel that you chose the wrong career? choose from: There is a huge… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Choose — Choose, v. t. [imp. {Chose}; p. p. {Chosen}, {Chose} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Choosing}.] [OE. chesen, cheosen, AS. ce[ o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen, Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?, Skr. jush to enjoy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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choose — [cho͞oz] vt. chose, chosen, choosing [ME chesen, cheosen < OE ceosan < IE base * ĝeus , to taste, relish > L gustare, Goth kausjan] 1. to pick out by preference from what is available; take as a choice; select [to choose a book at the… … English World dictionary
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Choose — may refer to: Choice, the act of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one of them for action Binomial coefficient, a mathematical function describing number of possible selections of subsets ( seven choose two ) Morra (game), a… … Wikipedia
choose — (v.) O.E. ceosan choose, taste, try (class II strong verb; past tense ceas, pp. coren), from P.Gmc. *keusanan (Cf. O.Fris. kiasa, O.S. kiosan, Du. kiezen, O.H.G. kiosan, Ger. kiesen, O.N. kjosa, Goth. kiusan choose ), from PIE root … Etymology dictionary
choose — choose; mis·choose; … English syllables
choose — I verb act on one s own authority, adopt, appoint, be disposed to, be resolute, be so minded, co opt, commit oneself to a course, cull, decide, deligere, desire, determine, determine upon, discriminate, discriminate between, do of one s own… … Law dictionary