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selective [sɪ'lektɪv]∎ we can't take them all, we have to be selective on ne peut pas les emmener tous, il faut faire un choix;∎ you should be more selective in your choice of friends/in your reading vous devriez choisir vos amis/vos lectures avec plus de discernement;∎ there was a wave of selective strikes il y eut une série de grèves tournantes(b) Electronics sélectif►► selective breeding élevage m sélectif;School selective entry sélection f;selective marketing marketing m sélectif;selective selling distribution f sélective;selective weedkiller herbicide m sélectif;selective welfare allocations fpl sociales sélectives -
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selective [sɪˈlektɪv]* * *[sɪ'lektɪv]1) ( positively biased) [memory, recruitment] sélectif/-ive; [admission, education] basé sur la sélection2) ( negatively biased) [account, perspective] tendancieux/-ieuse3) Agriculture [weedkiller] sélectif/-iveselective breeding — sélection f artificielle ( en élevage)
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3 selective
1 ( positively biased) [memory] sélectif/-ive ; [recruitment, school] sélectif/-ive ; [admission, education] basé sur la sélection ; she should be more selective about the friends she makes/about what she reads elle devrait mieux choisir ses amis/ses lectures ;2 ( negatively biased) [account, perspective] tendancieux/-ieuse ; the media were very selective in their coverage of events les médias ont couvert les événements de façon tendancieuse ;3 Hort [weedkiller] sélectif/-ive. -
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MARKETING sélectif(ive)selective distortion distorsion f sélective;selective distribution distribution f sélective;selective marketing marketing m sélectif;selective perception perception f sélective;selective retention rétention f sélective;selective selling distribution sélective -
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[-tiv]adjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) sélectif -
6 selective breeding
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7 selective service
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8 selective immigration
Pol., Soc. immigration sélective; immigration "choisie"English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > selective immigration
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12 selective retention
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13 selective selling
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14 selective lapsation
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15 selective lapse
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16 selective absorption
2) absorption sélective fEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > selective absorption
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18 selective underwriting
souscription avec sélection (JD, 2e)English-French insurance dictionari > selective underwriting
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19 selective logging
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20 size-selective sampler
appareil de prélèvement de poussières à sélection granulométriqueEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > size-selective sampler
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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
