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1 elect
[ɪˈlekt]1. verb1) to choose by vote:يَنْتَخِبelected to the committee.
2) to choose (to do something):يَخْتارThey elected to go by taxi.
2. adjective( placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it:مُنْتَخَب، مُخْتارthe president elect.
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2 re-elect
[riːɪˈlekt] verbto elect again:يَنتَخِبُ ثانيَةًThey have re-elected him to Parliament.
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3 paw
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4 valita
yks.nom. valita; yks.gen. valitsen; yks.part. valitsi; yks.ill. valitsisi; mon.gen. valitkoon; mon.part. valinnut; mon.ill. valittiinchoose (verb)co-opt (verb)cull (verb)draft (verb)elect (verb)opt for (verb)pick (verb)prefer (verb)select (verb)single out (verb)time (verb)* * *• vote in• pick out• make a choice• fix on• mark out• elect• opt• pick on somebody• pick• prefer• select• single out• tune in• vote• discriminate• dial• time• desire• designate• cull• co-opt• choose• appoint• adopt• draft -
5 reelegir
v.1 to re-elect.2 to reelect, to elect again, to re-elect.* * *1 to re-elect* * *verb* * *VT to re-elect* * *verbo transitivo to reelect* * *verbo transitivo to reelect* * *reelegir [I8 ]vtto reelect* * *
reelegir ( conjugate reelegir) verbo transitivo
to reelect
reelegir verbo transitivo Pol to re-elect
' reelegir' also found in these entries:
English:
re-elect
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* * *reelegir vtto re-elect* * *v/t reelect* * *reelegir {28} vt: to reelect♦ reelección nf -
6 gjenvelge
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7 innvelge
verb. elect (i to) -
8 utkåre
verb. choose, elect -
9 wählen
vt/i1. choose; (auslesen) auch pick (out), select; du kannst wählen it’s up to you (to choose), the choice is yours; du hast klug gewählt you’ve made a wise choice; haben Sie ( schon) gewählt? im Restaurant: have you chosen ( oder decided) (yet)?; seine Worte wählen choose one’s words (with care); den ungünstigsten Moment gewählt haben have picked a very inopportune ( oder inconvenient) moment2. POL. (jemanden etc.) elect; (stimmen für) vote for; (wählen gehen) go to the polls; gehst du wählen? are you going to vote?; zum Präsidenten / ins Parlament gewählt werden be elected president / to parliament; für fünf Jahre gewählt werden be elected for (a term of) five years; noch nicht wählen dürfen not be allowed to vote yet3. TELEF. dial (the oder a number); wählen Sie bitte jetzt! please dial now; Sie haben falsch gewählt you’ve got the wrong number; gewählt* * *(Politik) to vote; to elect;(Telefon) to dial;(auswählen) to choose* * *wäh|len ['vɛːlən]1. vt1) (von from, out of) to choose; (= auswählen) to select, to pickseine Worte wä́hlen — to choose one's words, to select or pick one's words carefully
See:→ auch gewählt3) (= durch Wahl ermitteln) Regierung, Sprecher etc to elect; (= sich entscheiden für) Partei, Kandidaten to vote forjdn ins Parlament wä́hlen — to elect or return sb to Parliament
jdn in den Vorstand wä́hlen — to elect or vote sb onto the board
jdn zum Präsidenten wä́hlen — to elect sb president
2. vi1) (= auswählen) to choose3) (= Wahlen abhalten) to hold elections; (= Stimme abgeben) to voteman darf ab 18 wä́hlen — you can vote at 18
durch Handerheben wä́hlen — to vote by (a) show of hands
wä́hlen gehen — to go to the polls, to go to vote
* * *1) (to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) dial2) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) choose3) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) elect4) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) elect5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) return6) vote* * *wäh·len[ˈvɛ:lən]I. vt1. a. POL▪ jdn/etw \wählen to vote for sb/sth3. TELEK▪ etw \wählen to dial sthich glaube, Sie haben die falsche Nummer gewählt I think you've dialled the wrong number [or misdialledII. vi1. POL to vote\wählen gehen to vote2. (auswählen)3. TELEK to dial* * *1.transitives Verb1) choose; select <station, programme, etc.>seine Worte [sorgfältig] wählen — choose one's words [carefully]
2) (Fernspr.) dial < number>3) (durch Stimmabgabe) elect (in + Akk. to)4) (stimmen für) vote for <party, candidate>2.intransitives Verb1) choose (zwischen + Dat. between)haben Sie schon gewählt? — (im Lokal) are you ready to order?
2) (Fernspr.) dial3) (stimmen) vote* * *wählen v/t & v/i1. choose; (auslesen) auch pick (out), select;du kannst wählen it’s up to you (to choose), the choice is yours;du hast klug gewählt you’ve made a wise choice;seine Worte wählen choose one’s words (with care);den ungünstigsten Moment gewählt haben have picked a very inopportune ( oder inconvenient) momentgehst du wählen? are you going to vote?;zum Präsidenten/ins Parlament gewählt werden be elected president/to parliament;für fünf Jahre gewählt werden be elected for (a term of) five years;noch nicht wählen dürfen not be allowed to vote yetwählen Sie bitte jetzt! please dial now;* * *1.transitives Verb1) choose; select <station, programme, etc.>seine Worte [sorgfältig] wählen — choose one's words [carefully]
2) (Fernspr.) dial < number>3) (durch Stimmabgabe) elect (in + Akk. to)4) (stimmen für) vote for <party, candidate>2.intransitives Verb1) choose (zwischen + Dat. between)haben Sie schon gewählt? — (im Lokal) are you ready to order?
2) (Fernspr.) dial3) (stimmen) vote* * *v.to ballot (for) v.to choose v.(§ p.,p.p.: chose, chosen)to elect v.to make one's choice expr.to pick v.to select v.to vote v. -
10 élire
élire [eliʀ]➭ TABLE 43 transitive verb* * *eliʀverbe transitif to elect [maire, représentant]élire domicile — gén to take up residence; Droit to elect domicile
* * *eliʀ vt1) [représentant, député] to elect2) (= choisir)* * *élire verb table: lire vtr to elect [président, maire, représentant]; être élu à l'unanimité to be elected unanimously; élire un candidat sénateur to elect a candidate to the Senate; élire qn à la présidence/au poste de trésorier/à l'Académie française to elect sb to the presidency/to the position of treasurer/to the French Academy; elle a été élue maire she was elected mayor; se faire élire to be elected; être élue Miss Monde to be voted Miss World; élire domicile gén to take up residence; Jur to elect domicile.[elir] verbe transitifélire un nouveau président to elect ou to vote in a new president3. (locution)élire domicile à to take up residence ou to make one's home in -
11 electo
adj.elect, chosen, nominated, selected.past part.past participle of spanish verb: elegir.* * *► adjetivo1 elect* * *(f. - electa)adj.* * *ADJ elect* * *- ta adjetivo* * *= elected.Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.----* presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].* * *- ta adjetivo* * *= elected.Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
* presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].* * *el presidente electo the president electmasculine, feminineelect* * *
Del verbo elegir: ( conjugate elegir)
elegido, electo es:
el participio
electo,-a adjetivo el presidente electo, the President elect
' electo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
electa
English:
elect
* * *electo, -a adjelect;el presidente electo the president elect* * *adj elect* * *electo, -ta adj: electel presidente electo: the president-elect -
12 elegir
v.1 to choose, to select.tiene dos colores a elegir you can choose from two colorsrojo o verde, ¿cuál eliges? red or green, which one do you want?dar a alguien a elegir entre varias cosas to give somebody a choice between several thingshay mucho donde elegir there's a lot to choose from2 to elect.fue elegido por unanimidad he was elected unanimouslyha sido elegida mejor película del año it was voted best film of the yearMaría escoge los maduros Mary chooses the ripe ones.3 to choose to, to decide to.* * *(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; g changes to j before a and o)Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to elect2) choose, select* * *VT1) (=escoger) to choose, selectla eligieron por su profesionalidad — she was chosen o selected for her professionalism
a elegir entre cinco tipos — there are five sorts to choose o select from
hablará en francés o italiano, a elegir — he will speak in French or Italian as you prefer
2) [+ candidato] to elect* * *verbo transitivoa) ( escoger) to chooseme dieron a elegir — I was given a o the choice
b) ( por votación) to elect* * *= appoint, choose, click off, make + choices, elect, co-opt, vote, plump for.Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex. We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.Ex. This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.Ex. The honorary members, some of whom have co-opted, have high positions in the library hierarchy.Ex. She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.Ex. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.----* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.* elegir con cuidado = pick and choose.* elegir con esmero = pick and choose.* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.* elegir entre = sort through.* elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.* elegir un comité = appoint + committee.* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( escoger) to chooseme dieron a elegir — I was given a o the choice
b) ( por votación) to elect* * *= appoint, choose, click off, make + choices, elect, co-opt, vote, plump for.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.Ex: This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.Ex: The honorary members, some of whom have co-opted, have high positions in the library hierarchy.Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.* elegir con cuidado = pick and choose.* elegir con esmero = pick and choose.* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.* elegir entre = sort through.* elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.* elegir un comité = appoint + committee.* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* * *elegir [I8 ]vt1 (escoger) to chooseme dieron a elegir I was given a o the choicetres postres a elegir choice of three dessertstener mucho de donde elegir to be spoilt for choiceno nos dieron la posibilidad de elegir we weren't given any choice o optionelegí el más caro I chose o ( colloq) went for the most expensive oneeligió dos asignaturas muy difíciles he opted to do o he chose two very difficult subjects2 (por votación) to elect* * *
elegir ( conjugate elegir) verbo transitivo
◊ me dieron a elegir I was given a o the choice
elegir verbo transitivo
1 to choose ➣ Ver nota en choose
2 Pol (a un dirigente) to elect
' elegir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertada
- acertado
- dedo
- existente
- optar
- designar
- elige
- regodearse
- tuntún
English:
choose
- elect
- free rein
- pick
- pick out
- power
- return
- select
- spoil
- time
- vote
- way
- what
* * *♦ vt1. [escoger] to choose, to select;siempre elige a los más guapos she always chooses the best-looking ones;entre todos los candidatos te han elegido a ti out of all the candidates you have been selected;eligió la carrera de actor he chose a career in acting;tiene dos colores a elegir you have two colours to choose from;rojo o verde, ¿cuál eliges? red or green, which one do you want?2. [por votación] to elect;fue elegido por unanimidad he was elected unanimously;ha sido elegida mejor película del año it was voted best film of the year♦ vi[escoger] to choose;tú eliges YOU choose;dar a alguien a elegir entre varias cosas to give sb a choice between several things;si me das a elegir, prefiero el rojo given the choice, I prefer the red;hay mucho donde elegir there's a lot to choose from* * ** * *elegir {28} vt1) escoger, seleccionar: to choose, to select2) : to elect* * *elegir vb2. (votar) to elect¿quién ha sido elegido? who has been elected? -
13 erwählen
v/t geh. choose; durch Abstimmung: elect; jemanden zum Parlamentssprecher etc. erwählen elect s.o. (as) parliamentary speaker etc.* * *to choose* * *er|wäh|len [Eɐ'vɛːlən] ptp erwähltvtto choose* * *transitives Verb (geh.) choose* * *jemanden zum Parlamentssprecher etc* * *transitives Verb (geh.) choose* * *v.to elect v. -
14 chagua
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] choose[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] select[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] elect[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi[Swahili Example] chagua kwa kura[English Example] elect by ballot[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] seek out[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] distort[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] deform[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] be unjust[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] be unfair[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -chagua[English Word] be prejudiced[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mchagua, mchaguo, mchaguzi, uchaguzi------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 plébisciter
plébisciter [plebisite]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb• le public a plébiscité ce nouveau magazine this new magazine has proved a tremendous success with the public* * *plebisite1) ( élire) to elect [somebody] with a huge majority2) ( approuver) to vote overwhelmingly in favour [BrE] of [personne, mesure]; to acclaim [mode]* * *plebisite vt1) (= approuver) to give overwhelming support to2) (= élire) to elect by an overwhelming majority* * *plébisciter verb table: aimer vtr1 ( élire) to elect [sb] with a huge majority; se faire plébisciter to be elected by an overwhelming majority;2 ( approuver) to vote overwhelmingly in favourGB of [personne, mesure]; to acclaim [mode, programme]; les auditeurs ont plébiscité l'émission the programmeGB has proved popular with the vast majority of listeners.[plebisite] verbe transitif1. [élire] to elect by (a) plebiscite2. [approuver] to approve (by a large majority) -
16 renouveler
renouveler [ʀ(ə)nuv(ə)le]➭ TABLE 41. transitive verba. to renew ; [+ conseil d'administration] to re-elect• la chambre doit être renouvelée tous les cinq ans (Politics) the house must be re-elected every five years• cette découverte a complètement renouvelé notre vision des choses this discovery has given us a whole new insight into thingsb. [+ expérience, exploit] to repeat• la chambre a renouvelé sa confiance au gouvernement the house reaffirmed its confidence in the government2. reflexive verba. [incident] to happen again• et que ça ne se renouvelle plus ! and don't let it happen again!b. ( = être remplacé) les hommes au pouvoir ne se renouvellent pas assez men in power aren't replaced often enoughc. ( = innover) [auteur, peintre] to try something new* * *ʀənuvle
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1) ( proroger) to renew [passeport, abonnement]2) ( refaire) to renew, to repeat [suggestion, expérience, promesse]3) ( remplacer) to replace [matériel, équipe]; to change [eau]; to renew [stocks]4) ( redonner) to renew [soutien, prêt]5) ( rendre nouveau) to revitalize [genre, style]
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se renouveler verbe pronominal1) ( être remplacé)2) ( varier) [auteur, artiste] to try out new ideas3) ( se reproduire) [exploit, expérience] to happen again* * *ʀ(ə)nuv(ə)le vt1) [contrat] to renew2) [exploit, méfait] to repeat* * *renouveler verb table: appelerA vtr1 ( proroger) to renew [passeport, abonnement, bail, pacte]; elle a renouvelé son mandat Pol she has been re-elected;2 ( refaire) to renew, to repeat [suggestion, expérience, promesse, commande]; to renew [forces, efforts];3 ( remplacer) to replace [matériel, garde-robe, équipe]; to change [eau]; to renew [stocks]; renouveler l'air dans une chambre to air a room;4 ( redonner) to renew [soutien, prêt]; renouveler sa confiance en qn gén to reaffirm one's faith in sb; ( élire à nouveau) to re-elect sb;B se renouveler vpr1 ( être remplacé) [générations, techniques] to be replaced; une pièce où l'air ne se renouvelle pas a room which isn't aired;2 ( varier) [auteur, artiste] to try something new, to try out new ideas;3 ( se reproduire) [exploit, expérience] to happen again; que cela ne se renouvelle pas! don't let it happen again![rənuvle] verbe transitif1. [prolonger] to renewrenouveler un abonnement/un permis de séjour to renew a subscription/a residence permitle crédit a été renouvelé pour six mois the credit arrangement was extended for a further six monthsordonnance à renouveler repeat prescription, prescription to be renewedrenouveler un exploit/une tentative to repeat a feat/an attemptrenouveler sa garde-robe to get ou to buy some new clothes4. [réélire - groupe, assemblée] to re-elect————————se renouveler verbe pronominal intransitif2. [changer de style] to change one's stylec'est un bon acteur mais il ne se renouvelle pas assez he's a good actor but he doesn't vary his roles enough3. [groupe, assemblée] to be re-elected ou replaced -
17 halal
Active Verb: maghalalPassive Verb: ihalalEnglish Definition: (verb) to nominate, to electExamples: 1) Maghalal tayo ng pinuno. (Let us elect a leader.) 2) Ihalal si Pedro bilang pinuno. (Elect Pedro as leader.) -
18 mandater
mandater [mɑ̃date]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ personne] to appoint ; [+ député] to elect* * *mɑ̃dateverbe transitif to appoint [somebody] as one's representative [personne]; ( pour une mission) to give a mandate to* * *mɑ̃date vt[personne] to appoint, POLITIQUE, [député] to elect* * *mandater verb table: aimer vtr1 to appoint [sb] as one's representative; ( pour une mission) to give a mandate to; dûment mandaté par ses électeurs Pol duly elected;2 Fin ( payer) to pay [sth] by money order [somme]; ( libeller) to write out a money order for [somme].[mɑ̃date] verbe transitif2. POLITIQUE4. DROIT [donner un mandatement] to make ou to issue an order to pay -
19 reconduire
reconduire [ʀ(ə)kɔ̃dyiʀ]➭ TABLE 38 transitive verba. ( = raccompagner) reconduire qn chez lui/à la gare to take sb home/to the station• il a été reconduit à la frontière par les policiers he was escorted back to the frontier by the police• reconduire qn à pied/en voiture chez lui to walk/drive sb homeb. [+ politique, bail] to renew* * *ʀ(ə)kɔ̃dɥiʀ1) ( accompagner) ( à la porte) to see [somebody] outreconduire quelqu'un chez lui/à la gare — gén to take somebody home/to the station; ( en voiture) to drive somebody home/to the station
2) ( prolonger) to extend [grève, cessez-le-feu]; ( renouveler) to renew [mandat, accord]3) ( piloter) to drive [something] again* * *ʀ(ə)kɔ̃dɥiʀ vt1) (= raccompagner) (à la porte) to show out, (au domicile) to see home, to take home3)reconduire à la frontière (= expulser) — to deport
* * *reconduire verb table: conduire vtr1 ( accompagner) ( à la porte) to see [sb] out; reconduire qn chez lui/à la gare gén to take sb home/to the station; ( à pied) to walk sb home/to the station; ( en voiture) to drive sb home/to the station; la police l'a reconduit à la frontière the police escorted him back to the border;2 ( prolonger) to extend [grève, cessez-le-feu]; ( renouveler) to renew [mandat, accord]; reconduire qn dans ses fonctions to re-elect sb; être reconduit dans ses fonctions to be re-elected, to remain in office;3 ( piloter) to drive [sth] again.[rəkɔ̃dɥir] verbe transitif1. [accompagner]reconduire quelqu'un à pied/en voiture to walk/to drive somebody home[vers la sortie] to show to the doorinutile de me reconduire, je connais le chemin please don't trouble yourself, I know the way2. [expulser] to escortles terroristes ont été reconduits à la frontière sous bonne escorte the terrorists were escorted (back) to the border by the police ou were taken (back) to the border under police escort -
20 réélire
réélire [ʀeeliʀ]➭ TABLE 43 transitive verb* * *ʀeeliʀverbe transitif to reelect* * *ʀeeliʀ vt* * *réélire verb table: lire vtr to re-elect.[reelir] verbe transitif
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