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spoilt [spɔɪlt]1 pt & pp of spoil∎ we're spoilt here, not many cities have twenty theatres nous sommes gâtés ici, peu de villes comptent vingt théâtres;∎ to be spoilt for choice avoir l'embarras du choix, n'avoir que l'embarras du choix -
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choice [t∫ɔɪs]1. nounchoix m► of choice ( = preferred) de prédilection2. adjective[goods, fruit] de choix* * *[tʃɔɪs] 1.1) ( selection) choix mto make a choice — faire un choix, choisir
2) [U] ( right to select) choix m3) ( option) choix m (between, of entre)4) ( range of options) choix m5) [U] ( preference) choix m2.out of ou from choice — par choix
1) ( quality) [example, steak] de choix2) ( well-chosen) bien choisi -
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A n1 ( selection) choix m ; to make a choice faire un choix, choisir ; it was my choice to do c'est moi qui ai choisi de faire ; it's your choice c'est à toi de choisir ;2 ¢ ( right to select) choix m ; to have the choice avoir le choix ; to have a free choice être libre de choisir ;3 ( option) choix m (between, of entre) ; you have a choice of three colours tu as le choix entre trois couleurs ; to have no choice but to do se voir contraint de faire ; you have two choices open to you vous avez deux possibilités ;4 ( range of options) choix m ; a wide choice un grand choix ; a narrow choice un choix limité ; to be spoilt for choice avoir l'embarras du choix ;5 ¢ ( preference) choix m ; I approve of your choice j'approuve ton choix ; a car of my choice une voiture de mon choix ; out of ou from choice par choix ; to be the people's choice être choisi par le peuple ; my first choice would be a Rolls Royce en premier je choisirais une Rolls Royce.B adj1 ( quality) [cut, example, steak] de choix ;you pays your money and you takes your choice ○ hum c'est à vous de voir. -
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1. 2.1) péj [child, dog] gâtéa spoiled brat — (colloq) un gamin pourri (colloq)
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spoiled, spoilt GBB adj1 péj [child, dog] gâté ; he's terribly spoiled il est horriblement gâté ; to be spoiled rotten ○ être pourri ; a spoiled brat ○ un gamin pourri ○ ;2 Pol [ballot paper, vote] nul/nulle.to be spoiled for choice avoir l'embarras du choix.
См. также в других словарях:
spoilt for choice — Presented with so many attractive options that picking one is difficult • • • Main Entry: ↑spoil * * * spoilt for choice british phrase not sure what to choose because there are so many good things that you can choose from If you’re looking for a … Useful english dictionary
spoilt for choice — When you have too many possibilities, and all of them good, you are spoilt for choice … The small dictionary of idiomes
spoilt for choice — British not sure what to choose because there are so many good things that you can choose from If you re looking for a restaurant, you ll be spoilt for choice in this town … English dictionary
spoilt for choice — adjective Having such a selection of good choices, that deciding which one to pick is difficult … Wiktionary
be spoilt for choice — ► be spoilt for choice Brit. have so many options that it is difficult to make a choice. Main Entry: ↑spoil … English terms dictionary
(be) spoilt for choice — be spoilt for ˈchoice idiom (BrE) to have such a lot of things to choose from that it is very difficult to make a decision Main entry: ↑spoiltidiom … Useful english dictionary
be spoilt for choice — Brit. have so many options that it is difficult to make a choice. → spoil … English new terms dictionary
be spoilt for choice — mainly British, mainly American to have so many good possible choices that it is difficult to make a decision. With 51 flavours of ice cream to choose from you are spoiled for choice … New idioms dictionary
choice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of choosing ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, good, informed, right, wise ▪ a careful choice of words ▪ bad … Collocations dictionary
choice — choice1 W1S1 [tʃɔıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chois, from choisir to choose ] 1.) [U and C] if you have a choice, you can choose between several things →↑choose choice between ▪ Voters have a choice between three main political… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spoilt — I UK [spɔɪlt] / US adjective 1) a child who is spoilt behaves badly if they do not get what they want, because people have always given them everything they want 2) spoilt food has started to decay • spoilt for choice II UK / US a past tense and… … English dictionary