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- tivadjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) selectivotr[sɪ'lektɪv]1 (specific) selectivo,-a; (not general) parcial2 (discriminating, choosy) exigente, selectivo,-a■ she's very selective about the people she goes out with es muy selectiva con la gente con quien sale\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLselective service SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL servicio militar obligatorioselective [sə'lɛktɪv] adj: selectivoadj.• selectivo, -a adj.sɪ'lektɪva) <control/recruitment> selectivo; < reporting> parcialselective education — sistema que emplea un procedimiento selectivo para la admisión de alumnos en determinadas escuelas
selective service — (AmE) servicio m militar obligatorio, conscripción f (AmL)
b) ( discriminating)[sɪ'lektɪv]to be selective: he's fairly selective about who he mixes with — elige or escoge mucho sus amistades
1.ADJ selectivo2.CPDselective breeding N — cría f selectiva
selective memory N — memoria f selectiva
* * *[sɪ'lektɪv]a) <control/recruitment> selectivo; < reporting> parcialselective education — sistema que emplea un procedimiento selectivo para la admisión de alumnos en determinadas escuelas
selective service — (AmE) servicio m militar obligatorio, conscripción f (AmL)
b) ( discriminating)to be selective: he's fairly selective about who he mixes with — elige or escoge mucho sus amistades
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