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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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5 selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
English-Spanish medical dictionary > selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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6 selective feedback
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7 Selective Competitor
Es aquél que reacciona sólo a determinados ataques sin reaccionar ante otros.English-spanish dictionary of marketing > Selective Competitor
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8 selective IgA deficiency
English-Spanish medical dictionary > selective IgA deficiency
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9 selective abstraction
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10 selective angiography
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11 selective grinding
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12 selective immunoglobulin deficiency
English-Spanish medical dictionary > selective immunoglobulin deficiency
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13 selective inattention
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14 selective neuronal necrosis
English-Spanish medical dictionary > selective neuronal necrosis
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15 selective logging
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16 selective absorption
English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > selective absorption
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17 selective calling system
English-Spanish technical dictionary > selective calling system
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18 selective catalytic reduction
nPOLL reducción catalítica selectiva fEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > selective catalytic reduction
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19 selective coating
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20 selective collection
nRECYCL colecta selectiva f (AmL), recogida selectiva f, recolección selectiva f
См. также в других словарях:
selective — UK US /sɪˈlektɪv/ adjective ► intentionally choosing certain things or people, and not others: be selective about sth »We need to be more selective about the people we hire. be selective in sth/doing sth »Banks have become more selective in… … Financial and business terms
Selective — Se*lect ive, a. Selecting; tending to select. [1913 Webster] This selective providence of the Almighty. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
selective — (adj.) 1620s; see SELECT (Cf. select) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Selectively; selectiveness. Selective service is from 1917, American English … Etymology dictionary
selective — index adoptive, discretionary, discriminating (distinguishing), discriminating (judicious), disjunctive (alternative … Law dictionary
selective — [adj] discriminating careful, choicy, choosy, discerning, discriminatory, eclectic, fussy, judicious, particular, persnickety*, picky, scrupulous, select; concepts 404,542 Ant. open, uncaring, undiscriminating, unselective … New thesaurus
selective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or involving selection. 2) tending to choose carefully. 3) (of a process or agent) affecting some things and not others. DERIVATIVES selectively adverb selectiveness noun selectivity noun … English terms dictionary
selective — [sə lek′tiv] adj. 1. of or characterized by selection 2. a) having the power of selecting; tending to select b) tending to select carefully; fastidious; discriminating 3. Radio excluding oscillations on all frequencies except the one desired… … English World dictionary
selective — [[t]sɪle̱ktɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: ADJ n A selective process applies only to a few things or people. Selective breeding may result in a greyhound running faster and seeing better than a wolf. ...selective education. Derived words: selectively ADV… … English dictionary
selective — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly ▪ increasi … Collocations dictionary
selective — se|lec|tive [sıˈlektıv] adj 1.) careful about what you choose to do, buy, allow etc selective about/in ▪ We re very selective about what we let the children watch. ▪ selective schools (=that choose which students to accept) ▪ He has a very… … Dictionary of contemporary English
selective — indiscriminate It denotes various military activities, where you wish to play down the horror. Selective ordnance is usually napalm, less widely destructive than a nuclear blast but hardly discriminating in its victims. A selective strike… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
