the hat is her own selection

extensive [unlimited, rich, conscious] selection - широкий [неограниченный, богатый, сознательный] выбор

careful [occasional] selection - тщательный [случайный] отбор

to make one's own selection - сделать собственный выбор

the selections for a match - игроки, отобранные для участия в матче

the hat is her own selection - эту шляпу она сама выбрала

to have a good selection of smth. - иметь хороший выбор /широкий ассортимент/ чего-л.

the shop has a good selection of hats - в магазине большой выбор шляп

selections from Shakespeare [from American poets] - избранные произведения Шекспира [американских поэтов]

to play some musical selections - играть отрывки из музыкальных произведений

natural [artificial] selection - естественный [искусственный] отбор

die Wáhl fiel auf ihn/dieses Buch — he/this book was chosen

aus freier Wáhl — of one's own free choice

wir hatten keine (andere) Wáhl(, als) — we had no alternative or choice (but)

es gab or blieb keine andere Wáhl(, als) — there was no alternative (but)

das ließ mir keine (andere) Wáhl — it left me no (other) choice

jdm die Wáhl lassen — to leave (it up to) sb to choose

jdm etw zur Wáhl stellen — to give sb the choice of sth

drei Kandidaten stehen zur Wáhl — there is a choice of three candidates

seine/eine Wáhl treffen — to make one's/a choice or selection

du hast die Wáhl — take your choice or pick

sie hat die Wáhl, ob sie... — the choice is hers whether she..., it's up to her whether she...

geheime Wáhl — secret ballot

freie Wáhl — free elections

Wáhl durch Handerheben — vote by (a) show of hands

(die) Wáhlen — (the) elections

Wáhl eines Präsidenten — election of a president

seine Wáhl in den Vorstand/zum Präsidenten — his election to the board/as president

die Wáhl gewinnen — to win the election

zur Wáhl gehen — to go to vote, to go to the polls

jdn zur Wáhl aufstellen or vorschlagen — to propose sb or put sb up as a candidate (for election)

sich zur Wáhl stellen — to stand (as a candidate), to stand (at the/an election), to run (for parliament/president etc)

die Wáhl annehmen — to accept the or one's election

Waren erster Wáhl — top-quality goods

Eier erster Wáhl — class-one or grade-one eggs

Fleisch erster Wáhl — prime meat

Gemüse zweiter Wáhl — class-two or grade-two vegetables

der Teller war zweite Wáhl — the plate was a second

eine/seine Wahl treffen — make a/one's choice

jemandem die Wahl lassen — let somebody choose

es stehen drei Menüs zur Wahl — there are three set meals to choose from

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

geheime Wahl — secret ballot

die Socken sind zweite Wahl — the socks are seconds

eine/seine Wahl treffen — make a/one's choice

jemandem die Wahl lassen — let somebody choose

es stehen drei Menüs zur Wahl — there are three set meals to choose from

die Wahl fiel auf ihn — the choice fell on him

geheime Wahl — secret ballot

die Socken sind zweite Wahl — the socks are seconds

le quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages

quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies

quita eso de allí — get that away from there

querían quitarle de su puesto — they wanted to remove him from his post

su hermana le quitó la pelota — his sister took the ball away from him

me quitaron la licencia — I had my licence taken away

le quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train

me quitó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

me quitó las ganas de comer — it took my appetite away

trataba de quitarme esa idea de la cabeza — she tried to make me change my mind

no alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling

el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching

ese asunto no me quita el sueño — I'm not losing any sleep over that matter

no quita nada de su valor — it does not detract at all from its value

no le quiero quitar méritos — I don't want to detract from him

eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong

quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

quitar extensión a un campo — to reduce the size of a field

quitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going

eso no quita —

eso no quita que eche de menos a mi mujer — that doesn't mean I don't miss my wife

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

the wife of the doctor — die Frau des Arztes, die Frau vom Arzt

a friend of ours — ein Freund/eine Freundin von uns

of it — davon

the first of May — der Erste Mai

the first of the month — der Erste (des Monats), der Monatserste

it is very kind of you —

it was nasty of him to say that — es war gemein von ihm, das zu sagen

(indicating separation in space or time) south of Paris — südlich von Paris

within a month of his death — einen Monat nach seinem Tod

(indicating cause) he died of poison/cancer — er starb an Gift/Krebs

he died of hunger — er verhungerte, er starb hungers

it tastes of garlic — es schmeckt nach Knoblauch

she is proud of him — sie ist stolz auf ihn

I am ashamed of it — ich schäme mich dafür

(indicating deprivation, riddance) he was cured of the illness — er wurde von der Krankheit geheilt

trees bare of leaves — Bäume ohne Blätter

free of charge — kostenlos

(indicating quality, identity etc) house of ten rooms — Haus nt mit zehn Zimmern

a matter of no importance — eine Sache ohne Bedeutung

the city of Paris — die Stadt Paris

person of swarthy complexion — dunkelhäutige Person

a town of narrow streets — eine Stadt mit engen Straßen

where is that rascal of a boy? — wo ist dieser verflixte Bengel?

that idiot of a waiter — dieser Idiot von Kellner

(objective genitive) fear of God — Gottesfurcht f

his love of his father — die Liebe zu seinem Vater

he is a leader of men —

writer of legal articles — Verfasser von juristischen Artikeln

love of money — Liebe zum Geld

(subjective genitive) love of God for man — Liebe Gottes zu den Menschen

(partitive genitive) the whole of the house — das ganze Haus

half of the house — das halbe Haus

how many of them do you want? — wie viele möchten Sie (davon)?

many of them came — viele (von ihnen) kamen

there were six of us — wir waren zu sechst, wir waren sechs

he is not one of us — er gehört nicht zu uns

one of the best — einer der Besten

of the ten only one was absent — von den zehn fehlte nur einer

today of all days — ausgerechnet heute

you of all people ought to know — gerade Sie sollten das wissen

they are the best of friends — sie sind die besten Freunde

the best of teachers — der (aller)beste Lehrer

the bravest of the brave —

(= concerning) what do you think of him? — was halten Sie von ihm?

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

he warned us of the danger — er warnte uns vor der Gefahr

doctor of medicine — Doktor der Medizin

what of it? — ja und?

beloved of all — von allen geliebt

(in temporal phrases) he's become very quiet of late — er ist letztlich or seit Neuestem so ruhig geworden

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an

where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?

within a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt

it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

be made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

be drawn to somebody — von jemandem angezogen werden

draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben

draw straws — Lose ziehen

draw cards from a pack — Karten von einem Haufen abheben

draw a winner — ein Gewinnlos ziehen

the match was drawn — das Spiel ging unentschieden aus

draw to an end — zu Ende gehen

draw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen

be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben