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whichever (one) you choose

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1 whichever

whichever [wɪt∫ˈevə^r]

1. adjective

   a. ( = that one which) keep whichever one you prefer gardez celui que vous préférez

• go by whichever route is the most direct prenez la route la plus directe

   b. ( = no matter which) (subject) quel que soit... qui + subj ; (object) quel que soit... que

• whichever dress you wear, you'll look lovely quelle que soit la robe que tu portes, tu seras ravissante

2. pronoun

   a. ( = the one which) (subject) celui m qui, celle f qui ; (object) celui m que, celle f que

• whichever is best for him celui m (or celle f ) qui lui convient le mieux

• whichever you choose will be sent to you at once celui m (or celle f ) que vous choisirez vous sera expédié (e) immédiatement

   b. ( = no matter which one) whichever of the two books he chooses, it won't make a lot of difference quel que soit le livre qu'il choisisse, cela ne fera pas beaucoup de différence

• whichever of the methods is chosen, it can't affect you much quelle que soit la méthode choisie, ça ne changera pas grand-chose pour vous

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[wɪtʃ'evə(r)], US [hwɪtʃ-] 1.
pronoun

1) ( the one that) ( as subject) celui m qui, celle f qui; ( as object) celui m que, celle f que

‘which restaurant?’ - ‘whichever is nearest’ — ‘quel restaurant?’ - ‘celui qui est le plus proche’

come at 2 or 2.30, whichever suits you best — viens à 14 h ou 14 h 30, comme cela te convient le mieux

choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — choisis la moins chère des deux solutions

2) ( no matter which one) ( as subject) quel m que soit celui qui, quelle f que soit celle qui; ( as object) quel m que soit celui que, quelle f que soit celle que

‘do you want the big piece or the small piece?’ - ‘whichever’ — ‘est-ce que tu veux le gros ou le petit morceau?’ - ‘n'importe’
2.
determiner

1) ( the one that)

let's go to whichever station is nearest — allons à la gare la plus proche

you may have whichever dress you prefer — tu peux avoir la robe que tu préfères

2) ( no matter which)

it won't matter whichever hotel we go to — peu importe l'hôtel où nous irons

I'll be happy whichever horse wins — quel que soit le cheval qui gagne je serai content

3) ( which on earth)

whichever one do you mean? — mais duquel/de laquelle est-ce que tu peux bien parler?

English-French dictionary > whichever
2 whichever

relative adjective, relative pronoun

1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) cualquier; el/la que

2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) cualquier

whichever adj pron el que / la que / cualquiera

take whichever cake you like coge el pastel que quieras

whichever

tr[wɪʧ'evə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (any one) cualquier, el/la que

■ take whichever book you like best coge el libro que más te guste

2 (no matter which) cualquiera que, no importa

■ whichever way you look at it no importa cómo lo mires

3 (interrogative) cuál

■ whichever coat did you buy? ¿cuál de los abrigos compraste?

pronoun

1 cualquiera, el/la que

■ take whichever you want coge el que quieras

2 (interrogative) cuál

■ whichever did you choose? ¿cuál escogiste?

whichever [hwɪʧ'ɛvər] adj

: el (la) que, cualquiera que

whichever book you like: cualquier libro que te guste

whichever pron

: el (la) que, cualquiera que

take whichever you want: toma el que quieras

whichever I choose: cualquiera que elija

whichever

adj.

• cualquier adj.

pron.

• cualquier pron.

• cualquiera pron.

• quienquiera pron.

I hwɪtʃ'evər, wɪtʃ'evə(r)
pronoun

a) ( no matter which)

there are several options, but whichever you choose... — hay varias opciones, pero elijas la que elijas or cualquiera que elijas...

b) (the one, ones that)

buy whichever is cheaper — compra el que sea más barato

c) ( in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

II

adjective

a) ( no matter which)

whichever party is in power — sea cual sea or cualquiera que sea el partido que esté en el poder

whichever date you decide on, let me know in advance — elija la fecha que elija, hágamelo saber con anticipación

b) ( any that)

you can write about whichever subject you know best — puedes escribir sobre el tema que mejor conozcas, sea cual sea or fuere

c) ( in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

[wɪtʃ'evǝ(r)]
1. PRON

1) (=no matter which)

whichever of the methods you choose — cualquiera de los métodos que escojas, no importa el método que escojas

2) (=the one which) el/la que

choose whichever is easiest — elige el que sea más fácil

2. ADJ

1) (=no matter which)

whichever system you have there are difficulties — no importa el sistema que tengas, hay problemas, cualquiera que sea el sistema que tengas, hay problemas

whichever way you look at it — se mire como se mire

2) (=any, the... which) el... que/la... que

you can choose whichever system you want — puedes elegir el sistema que quieras

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I [hwɪtʃ'evər, wɪtʃ'evə(r)]
pronoun

a) ( no matter which)

there are several options, but whichever you choose... — hay varias opciones, pero elijas la que elijas or cualquiera que elijas...

b) (the one, ones that)

buy whichever is cheaper — compra el que sea más barato

c) ( in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

II

adjective

a) ( no matter which)

whichever party is in power — sea cual sea or cualquiera que sea el partido que esté en el poder

whichever date you decide on, let me know in advance — elija la fecha que elija, hágamelo saber con anticipación

b) ( any that)

you can write about whichever subject you know best — puedes escribir sobre el tema que mejor conozcas, sea cual sea or fuere

c) ( in questions) (sing) cuál; (pl) cuáles

English-spanish dictionary > whichever
3 whichever

[wɪtʃ'evə(r)] [AE hwɪtʃ-] 1.
determinante

1) (the one that)

let's go to whichever station is nearest — andiamo alla stazione più vicina

you may have whichever dress you prefer — puoi avere il vestito che preferisci

2) (no matter which)

it won't matter whichever hotel we go to — non importa in quale hotel andiamo

3) (which on earth)

whichever one do you mean? — ma quale intendi?
2.
pronome

1) (the one that)

"which shop?" - "whichever is nearest" — "quale negozio?" - "quello più vicino"

come at 2 or 3, whichever suits you best — vieni alle 2 o alle 3, come ti fa più comodo

choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — scegli la possibilità meno costosa

2) (no matter which one) qualunque

whichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same — qualunque tecnica si usi il risultato sarà lo stesso

"do you want the big piece or the small piece?" - "whichever" — "vuoi il pezzo grosso o quello piccolo?" - "fa lo stesso"

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relative adjective, relative pronoun

1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) chiunque

2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) qualunque

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whichever /wɪtʃˈɛvə(r)/
A pron. indef.

chiunque; qualunque; qualsiasi; qualsiasi cosa ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Whichever of them comes will be welcome, chiunque di loro venga, sarà il benvenuto; Whichever you take, make sure it's a good one, qualunque tu prenda, assicurati che sia buono; Whichever you choose, there won't be much difference, qualsiasi cosa tu scelga, non farà molta differenza

B a. indef.

qualunque; qualsiasi ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Whichever present you choose, she will be pleased, qualsiasi dono tu scelga, ne sarà contenta

C pron. e a. relat.

(enfat.) qualunque cosa; ciò che; quello che; il (la, gli, le) che: Take whichever comes first, prendi quel che ti capita (lett.: qualunque cosa ti capiti) sottomano!

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[wɪtʃ'evə(r)] [AE hwɪtʃ-] 1.
determinante

1) (the one that)

let's go to whichever station is nearest — andiamo alla stazione più vicina

you may have whichever dress you prefer — puoi avere il vestito che preferisci

2) (no matter which)

it won't matter whichever hotel we go to — non importa in quale hotel andiamo

3) (which on earth)

whichever one do you mean? — ma quale intendi?
2.
pronome

1) (the one that)

"which shop?" - "whichever is nearest" — "quale negozio?" - "quello più vicino"

come at 2 or 3, whichever suits you best — vieni alle 2 o alle 3, come ti fa più comodo

choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — scegli la possibilità meno costosa

2) (no matter which one) qualunque

whichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same — qualunque tecnica si usi il risultato sarà lo stesso

"do you want the big piece or the small piece?" - "whichever" — "vuoi il pezzo grosso o quello piccolo?" - "fa lo stesso"

English-Italian dictionary > whichever
4 whichever which·ever

[wɪtʃ'ɛvə(r)]
1. adj

(that one which) quello (-a) che, (no matter which) qualsiasi + sub, qualunque + sub

take whichever one you prefer — prendi quello che preferisci

take whichever book you prefer — prendi il libro che preferisci

whichever book you take — qualsiasi libro tu prenda

you can choose whichever system you want — puoi scegliere il sistema che vuoi

whichever system you have there are difficulties — qualsiasi sistema tu abbia ci sono delle difficoltà

whichever way you... — in qualunque modo tu...

whichever way you look at it — da qualunque punto di vista lo si consideri

2. pron

(the one which) quello (-a) che, (no matter which one) qualsiasi + sub, qualunque + sub

whichever of the methods you choose — qualsiasi or qualunque metodo tu scelga

choose whichever you like — scegli quello che ti piace

English-Italian dictionary > whichever which·ever
5 whichever

relative adjective, relative pronoun

1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) qual deles

2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) qualquer

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which.ev.er

[witʃ'evə] adj qualquer (que), quaisquer (que), seja qual for. • pron 1 qualquer coisa, qualquer. 2 tudo o que, tudo quanto. whichever side you choose / seja qual for o lado que você escolher.

English-Portuguese dictionary > whichever
6 whichever

whichever [wɪtʃ'evə(r)]

1 pronoun

(a) (the one or ones that → as subject) (singular) celui (celle) qui mf; (plural) ceux (celles) qui mpl, fpl; (→ as object) (singular) celui (celle) que mf; (plural) ceux (celles) que mpl, fpl;

∎ choose whichever most appeals to you choisissez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus;

∎ choose whichever most appeal to you choisissez ceux/celles qui vous plaisent le plus;

∎ will whichever of you arrives first turn on the heating? celui d'entre vous qui arrivera le premier pourra-t-il allumer le chauffage?;

∎ take whichever is (the) cheapest prenez (celui qui est) le moins cher;

∎ shall we go to the cinema or the theatre? - whichever you prefer on va au cinéma ou au théâtre? - choisis ce que tu préfères;

∎ let's meet at 3.30 or 4, whichever is best for you donnons-nous rendez-vous à 3h30 ou 4h, comme cela vous arrange le mieux;

∎ we will reimburse half the value or $1,000, whichever is the greater nous vous rembourserons la moitié de la valeur ou 1000 dollars, soit la somme la plus avantageuse

(b) (no matter which one)

∎ whichever of the routes you choose, allow about two hours quel que soit le chemin que vous choisissiez, comptez environ deux heures;

∎ whichever of the houses you buy it will be a good investment quelle que soit la maison que vous achetiez, ce sera un bon investissement;

∎ whichever of the computers you buy will be installed free of charge quel que soit l'ordinateur que vous achetiez, l'installation sera gratuite;

∎ I'd like to speak either to Mr Brown or Mr Jones, whichever is available j'aimerais parler à M. Brown ou à M. Jones, celui des deux qui est disponible

2 adjective

(a) (indicating the specified choice or preference)

∎ grants will be given to whichever students most need them des bourses seront accordées à ceux des étudiants qui en ont le plus besoin;

∎ I'll buy whichever car does the best mileage je prendrai la voiture qui consomme le moins (, peu importe laquelle);

∎ take whichever seat you like asseyez-vous (là) où vous voulez;

∎ we'll travel by whichever train is fastest nous prendrons le train le plus rapide(, peu importe lequel);

∎ keep whichever one appeals to you most gardez celui/celle qui vous plaît le plus

(b) (no matter what → as subject) quel que soit… qui; (→ as object) quel que soit… que;

∎ whichever job you take, it will mean a lot of travelling quel que soit le poste que vous preniez, vous serez obligé de beaucoup voyager;

∎ whichever party is in power quel que soit le parti au pouvoir;

∎ we'll still be late whichever way we go nous serons en retard de toute façon quel que soit le chemin que nous prenions;

∎ whichever way you look at it, it's not fair peu importe la façon dont on considère la question, c'est vraiment injuste

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > whichever
7 whichever

whichever

A pron

1 ( the one that) ( as subject) celui m qui, celle f qui ; ( as object) celui m que, celle f que ; ‘which restaurant?’-‘whichever is nearest/you prefer’ ‘quel restaurant?’-‘celui qui est le plus proche/que tu préfères’ ; come at 2 or 2.30, whichever suits you best viens à 14 h ou 14 h 30, comme cela te convient le mieux ; choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper choisis la moins chère des deux solutions ;

2 ( no matter which one) ( as subject) quel m que soit celui qui (+ subj), quelle f que soit celle qui (+ subj) ; ( as object) quel m que soit celui que (+ subj), quelle f que soit celle que (+ subj) ; both courses are worthwhile whichever you choose les deux cours sont aussi intéressants quel que soit celui que tu choisisses ; whichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same quelle que soit la technique utilisée, le résultat sera le même ; ‘do you want the big piece or the small piece?’-‘whichever’ ‘est-ce que tu veux le gros ou le petit morceau?’-‘n'importe’ ;

3 ( which on earth) whichever did he choose in the end? qu'est-ce qu'il a fini par choisir?

B det

1 ( the one that) let's go to whichever station is nearest allons à la gare la plus proche ; you may have whichever dress you prefer tu peux avoir la robe que tu préfères ; underline whichever answer you consider correct soulignez la réponse que vous jugez bonne ;

2 ( no matter which) it won't matter whichever hotel we go to peu importe l'hôtel où nous irons ; I'll be happy whichever horse wins quel que soit le cheval qui gagne je serai content ; whichever way you look at things quelle que soit la façon dont tu envisages le problème ;

3 ( which on earth) whichever one do you mean? mais duquel/de laquelle est-ce que tu peux bien parler?

Big English-French dictionary > whichever
8 whichever

1. adjective
1) (any... that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

go whichever way you want — es ist egal, welchen Weg du nimmst

take whichever apple/apples you wish — nimm den Apfel, den du willst/die Äpfel, die du willst

..., whichever period is the longer —..., je nachdem, welches der längere Zeitraum ist

2) (no matter which/who/whom) welche/welcher/welches... auch

whichever way you go — welchen Weg du auch nimmst
2. pronoun
1) (any one[s] that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

whichever of you/the children wins will get a prize — wer von euch gewinnt/das Kind, das gewinnt, bekommt einen Preis

2) (no matter which one[s]) welcher/welche/welches... auch

whichever of them comes/come — wer von ihnen auch kommt

3) (coll.): (which ever)

whichever could it be? — welcher/welche/welches könnte das nur sein?

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relative adjective, relative pronoun

1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) welche auch immer

2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) ganz gleich welche

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which·ever

[(h)wɪtʃˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. pron

1. (any one) wer/was auch immer

we can go to the seven o'clock performance or the eight — \whichever suits you best wir können zu der Vorstellung um sieben oder um acht gehen — wie es dir besser passt

which bar would you prefer to meet in? — \whichever, it doesn't matter to me in welcher Bar sollen wir uns treffen? — wo du willst — mir ist es egal

2. rel (regardless of which) was/wer auch immer

\whichever they choose, we must accept it wir müssen akzeptieren, was auch immer sie entscheiden

3. interrog ( form)

do you remember the hotel we stayed at in Banff? — \whichever do you mean? kannst du dich noch an das Hotel in Banff erinnern, in dem wir waren? — welches um alles in der Welt meinst du nur?

II. adj attr, inv

1. (any one)

▪ \whichever... der-/die-/dasjenige, der/die/das...

you may pick \whichever puppy you want du kannst den Welpen nehmen, der dir gefällt

choose \whichever brand you prefer wähle die Marke, die du lieber hast

2. (regardless of which) egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s)... auch immer

\whichever option we choose... egal welche Möglichkeit wir wählen,...

\whichever party gets in at the next election,... welche Partei auch immer sich bei der nächsten Wahl durchsetzen wird,...

\whichever way wie auch immer

it's going to be expensive \whichever way you do it es wird teuer werden, ganz gleich, wie wir es machen

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[wɪtʃ'evə(r)]
1. adj
welche(r, s) auch immer; (= no matter which) ganz gleich or egal or einerlei welche(r, s)
2. pron
welche(r, s) auch immer
whichever (of you) has the most money — wer immer (von euch) das meiste Geld hat

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whichever, (verstärkend) whichsoever pron & adj welch(er, e, es) (auch) immer;

ganz gleich, welch(er, e, es):

take whichever you want nimm welches du (auch) immer willst

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1. adjective
1) (any... that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

go whichever way you want — es ist egal, welchen Weg du nimmst

take whichever apple/apples you wish — nimm den Apfel, den du willst/die Äpfel, die du willst

..., whichever period is the longer —..., je nachdem, welches der längere Zeitraum ist

2) (no matter which/who/whom) welche/welcher/welches... auch

whichever way you go — welchen Weg du auch nimmst
2. pronoun
1) (any one[s] that) der od. derjenige, der/die od. diejenige, die/das od. dasjenige, das/die od. diejenigen, die

whichever of you/the children wins will get a prize — wer von euch gewinnt/das Kind, das gewinnt, bekommt einen Preis

2) (no matter which one[s]) welcher/welche/welches... auch

whichever of them comes/come — wer von ihnen auch kommt

3) (coll.): (which ever)

whichever could it be? — welcher/welche/welches könnte das nur sein?

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adj.

was immer adj. pron.

welch pron.

English-german dictionary > whichever
9 whichever

which·ever [(h)wɪtʃʼevəʳ, Am -ɚ] pron

1) ( any one) wer/was auch immer;

we can go to the seven o'clock performance or the eight - \whichever suits you best wir können zu der Vorstellung um sieben oder um acht gehen - wie es dir besser passt;

which bar would you prefer to meet in? - \whichever, it doesn't matter to me in welcher Bar sollen wir uns treffen? - wo du willst - mir ist es egal

2) ( regardless of which) was/wer auch immer;

\whichever they choose, we must accept it wir müssen akzeptieren, was auch immer sie entscheiden adj

attr, inv

1) ( any one)

\whichever... der-/die-/dasjenige, der/die/das...;

you may pick \whichever puppy you want du kannst den Welpen nehmen, der dir gefällt;

choose \whichever brand you prefer wähle die Marke, die du lieber hast

2) ( regardless of which) egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s)... auch immer;

\whichever option we choose... egal welche Möglichkeit wir wählen,...;

\whichever party gets in at the next election,... welche Partei auch immer sich bei der nächsten Wahl durchsetzen wird,...;

\whichever way wie auch immer;

it's going to be expensive \whichever way you do it es wird teuer werden, ganz gleich, wie wir es machen

English-German students dictionary > whichever
10 choose

1. I
abs

1)it is difficult (hard, easy, etc.) to choose выбирать трудно и т. д.; you must choose вы должны сделать выбор; why do you take so long to choose? почему вы так долго выбираете?; he cannot choose but obey (but come, etc.) у него нет другого выбора как повиноваться и т. д; he cannot choose but help me он не может не помочь мне

2)

if you choose если желаете; just as you choose как хотите, как угодно; I'll do as I choose! я буду действовать / поступать/ по-своему /как мне заблагорассудится/!; do smth. when one chooses делать что-л., когда вздумается /когда (захочется/; whether he chooses or not хочет он [этого] или нет
2. II
choose in some manner choose well (wisely, carefully, badly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. выбрать; choose at random выбрать наугад
3. III
choose smth. choose a new hat (a house, one of these, the biggest of them, a novel, etc.) выбирать новую шляпу и т. д., choose a method (a course of action, war or peace, etc.) избирать метод и т. д.; which room did you choose? на какой из этих комнат вы остановились?; take whichever you choose возьмите любой; choose smb. choose a wife (a roommate, friends, etc.) выбрать /избрать/ жену и т д.
4. IV
1) choose smth., smb. in some manner choose books (a house, etc.) carefully (deliberately, discreetly, shrewdly, critically, etc.) тщательно и т. д. выбирать книги и т. д.; he invariably chooses the best story we have он неизменно останавливает свой выбор на лучшем из наших рассказов; he doesn't know how to choose good assistants он не умеет подбирать хороших сотрудников

2) choose smb. in some manner ' smb. unanimously (arbitrarily, unaccountably, mistakenly, etc.) единодушно и т. д. выбирать кого-л.
5. V
1) choose smb. smth., smb. choose me a good apple (him the biggest one, them a good assistant, him a wife, her a husband, etc.) подберите /выберите/ мне хорошее яблоко и т. д.

2) choose smb. smb. choose him president (my friend headmaster of Harrow, this able politician Speaker, me chairman, etc.) избирать /выбирать/ его президентом /на пост президента/ и т. д.
6. VII
choose smb., smth. to do smth. choose the man to go there (to test the food, to take the blame, etc.) найти человека, который пойдет туда и т. д.; choose friends to play with (a companion to travel with, etc.) найти друзей, с которыми можно играть и т. д., choose a place to settle in выбрать место, где поселиться /обосноваться/
7. XI
be chosen smb, my brother was chosen headmaster ( president, leader, ate.) моего брата назначили директором [школы] и т. д.
8. XIII
choose to do smth. choose to go (to stay where he was, to remain in one's room, to obey orders, etc.) хотеть /желать, предпочитать/ поехать и т. д.; what would you choose to do? что вам больше всего хотелось бы делать?; he chose to run for election он решил баллотироваться; I would choose to be a doctor rather than a lawyer я, пожалуй /скорее/, предпочел бы быть врачом, чем юристом; I do not choose to speak with you (to be a candidate, to be laughed at, etc.) у меня нет желания с вами разговаривать и т. д.
9. XVI
1) choose from smth., smb. choose from these three hats (from the goods we have in stock, from the three brothers, etc.) выбирать одну из этих трех шляп и т. д.; there are only five books to choose from выбирать можно только из пяти книг; choose between smb., smth. choose between him and his brother (between the candidates, between several persons, between two things, between duty and inclination, between a fine and imprisonment, etc.) выбирать между ним и его братом и т. д.; choose for smb. choose for oneself самому выбирать; choose for yourself выбирайте сами!

2) choose by smth. choose by vote (by election, by show of hands, etc.) выбирать голосованием и т. д.
10. XVII
choose by doing smth. choose by voting (by casting lots, etc.) выбирать /избирать/ голосованием и т. д.
11. XXI1
choose smb. by smth. choose delegates (representatives, etc.) by vote (by a show of hands, by secret ballot, by election, etc.) выбирать делегатов и т. д. голосованием и т. д.; choose smth. from lout of, of, among/ (in) smth. choose an apple from the basket (a book from /among/ many, one out of a hundred, a few books in the library, the largest piece in the dish, etc.) выбирать яблоко из корзины и т. д.; I have too much to choose from у меня слишком большой выбор; choose the lesser of two evils выбрать меньшее из двух зол; choose smth. for smth. choose a book for the exhibition (a title for the book, a name for his new film, a heading for this article, etc.) выбирать /подбирать/ книгу для выставки и т. д.; choose smb., smth. for smb., smth. choose a good assistant for them (a hat for the boy, etc.) подобрать им хорошего помощника и т. д.; choose a good book for her library подобрать хорошую книгу для ее библиотеки; choose her for his wife (him for her husband, their mother for her companion, etc.) выбирать ее ему в жены и т. д.; choose him for our delegate ( this man for our speaker, her for our president, Mr. X for my defending barrister, her brother for our umpire, him for the office, etc.) выбирать /избирать/ его нашим делегатом и т. д.', choose smb., smth. for smth. choose a judge for his fairness (a wife for her beauty, the room for its size, etc.) выбирать судьи за его справедливость и т. д.; choose smth. before smth. choose death before dishonour предпочесть смерть бесчестью; choose smth. instead of smth. choose happiness instead of riches предпочесть счастье богатству
12. XXII
choose smth. by doing smth. choose delegates by voting выбирать делегатов голосованием и т. д.
13. XXIV1
choose smb. as smb. choose my brother as their leader (him as chairman, etc.) выбирать моего брата своим вожаком и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > choose
11 whichever

relative adjective, relative pronoun

1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) hvilken, den som

2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) hvor... enn; hvilken som helst

I
determ. \/wɪtʃˈevə\/ eller whichsoever

1) hvilke(n)... enn, hvilket... enn

• it makes no difference whichever you choose

det spiller ingen rolle hvilken du enn velger

2) hvilke(n) som helst, hvilket som helst

• you can catch whichever bus that goes in that direction

du kan ta hvilken som helst buss som går den veien
II
pron. \/wɪtʃˈevə\/

( betont) hvilke(n) i alle dager, hvilket i alle dager, hva i alle dager

• whichever car is that?

hva i alle dager er det for en bil

English-Norwegian dictionary > whichever
12 cualquiera

adj.

1 any.

a cualquier hora any time

en cualquier lugar anywhere

de cualquier manera o modo, no pienso ayudar I've no intention of helping, anyway o in any case

en cualquier momento at any time

cualquier día vendré a visitarte I'll drop by one of these days

no es un escritor cualquiera he's no ordinary writer

2 ordinary, common.

pron.

anyone.

cualquiera te lo dirá anyone will tell you

¡cualquiera lo sabe! who knows!

¡cualquiera se lo come! nobody could eat that!

cualquiera que anyone who; (persona) whatever (cosa)

cualquiera que te vea se reiría anyone who saw you would laugh

cualquiera que sea la razón whatever the reason (may be)

cualesquiera que sean las razones whatever the reasons (may be)

f.

tart (informal) (prostituta).

f. & m.

nobody (don nadie).

* * *

cualquiera

► adjetivo (pl cualesquiera)

1 (indefinido) any

■ un día cualquiera any day

■ una página cualquiera any page

2 (ordinario) ordinary

■ no es una corbata cualquiera it's not an ordinary tie

► pronombre

1 (persona indeterminada) anybody, anyone; (cosa indeterminada) any, any one

■ cualquiera lo compraría anybody would buy it

■ coge cualquiera take any one you want

2 (nadie) nobody

■ ¡cualquiera lo coge! nobody would take it!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 peyorativo nobody

■ ser un cualquiera to be a nobody

► nombre femenino

1 peyorativo (prostituta) hussy, floozy, tart

2 cualquiera que (persona) whoever; (cosa) whatever, whichever

■ cualquiera que diga eso, miente whoever says that is lying

■ cualquiera que sea whatever it is

* * *
1. adj.
1) any

2) everyday, ordinary
2. pron.
1) anybody, anyone, whoever

2) whichever, whatever

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I
adjetivo (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera) [see also note under cualquier] any

en cualquier momento — (at) any time

cualquier cosa/persona — anything/anyone

en cualquier lado — anywhere

de cualquier forma que se haga — whichever way you do it

de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case

lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma — I'm going to do it anyway

como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day

uno cualquiera — any of them

es un mercenario cualquiera — he's nothing but a mercenary
II
pronombre (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera)

a) ( refiriéndose - a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (- a más de dos cosas) any one; (- a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone

¿cuál de los dos? - cualquiera — which one? - either (of them)

pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)

¿puedo elegir cualquiera? — can I choose any one (I like)?

cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine

cualesquiera que hayan sido sus motivos — whatever his motives may have been

b) (iró) ( nadie)

a ti cualquiera te entiende! — I just don't understand you!

cualquiera sabe! — who knows!

cualquiera se atreve! — who would dare!
III
femenino (pey)

una cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)
IV
masculino

un cualquiera — a nobody

* * *

= anybody, anyone, anybody else.

Ex. An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.

Ex. Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.

Ex. On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.

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* acostarse con cualquiera = sleep around.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

* * *
I
adjetivo (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera) [see also note under cualquier] any

en cualquier momento — (at) any time

cualquier cosa/persona — anything/anyone

en cualquier lado — anywhere

de cualquier forma que se haga — whichever way you do it

de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case

lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma — I'm going to do it anyway

como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day

uno cualquiera — any of them

es un mercenario cualquiera — he's nothing but a mercenary
II
pronombre (pl cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera)

a) ( refiriéndose - a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (- a más de dos cosas) any one; (- a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone

¿cuál de los dos? - cualquiera — which one? - either (of them)

pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)

¿puedo elegir cualquiera? — can I choose any one (I like)?

cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine

cualesquiera que hayan sido sus motivos — whatever his motives may have been

b) (iró) ( nadie)

a ti cualquiera te entiende! — I just don't understand you!

cualquiera sabe! — who knows!

cualquiera se atreve! — who would dare!
III
femenino (pey)

una cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)
IV
masculino

un cualquiera — a nobody

* * *

= anybody, anyone, anybody else.

Ex: An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.

Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.

Ex: On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.

* acostarse con cualquiera = sleep around.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

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cualquiera¹

adjective

(pl cualesquiera or

( crit) cualquiera) [ see also note under cualquier] any

a la altura de cualquier capital europea on a par with any European capital

en cualquier momento (at) any time

si ves cualquier cosa/persona que te resulte sospechosa if you see anything/anyone suspicious

ponlo en cualquier lado put it anywhere

de cualquier forma que se haga whichever way you do it

de cualquier forma or manera or modo te llamaré anyhow o anyway, I'll call you

lo voy a hacer de cualquier forma I'm going to do it anyway

vino a trabajar como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera he came to work just like (on) any other day

tráeme uno cualquiera bring me any of them o any one (at all)

son unos mercenarios cualesquiera they're nothing but mercenaries

cualquiera²

pronoun

(pl cualesquiera or ( crit) cualquiera)

1 (refiriéndose — a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (— a más de dos cosas) any one; (— a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone

¿cuál de los dos? — cualquiera which one? — either (of them)

cualquiera de los dos es capaz de hacerlo either (one) of them could do it

pregúntaselo a cualquiera ask anybody o anyone (you like)

¿puedo elegir cualquiera? can I choose any one (I like)?

cualquiera + QUE:

cualquiera que elijas va a ser mejor que éste whichever (one) you choose, it'll be better than this one, any one you choose will be better than this one

cualesquiera que hayan sido sus motivos whatever his motives may have been

2 ( iró)

(nadie): ¡a ti cualquiera te entiende! I just don't understand you!

¡cualquiera sabe dónde lo habrá puesto! heaven knows where he's put it!

¡cualquiera se atreve! I don't think anybody would dare!

cualquiera³

feminine

( pey)

una cualquiera a floozy o tart ( colloq pej)

cualquiera⁴

masculine

un cualquiera a nobody

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cualquiera 1 (pl
◊ cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera) adjetivo [ see also note under cualquier] any;

en cualquier momento (at) any time;
cualquier cosa/persona anything/anyone;
en cualquier lado anywhere;
de cualquier forma que se haga whichever way you do it;
lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma I'm going to do it anyway;
es un mercenario cualquiera he's nothing but a mercenary
■ pronombre ( refiriéndose — a dos personas o cosas) either (of them);

(— a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone;
(— a más de dos cosas) any one;
◊ ¿cuál de los dos? — cualquiera which one? — either (of them);

pregúntaselo a cualquiera ask anybody o anyone (you like);
cualquiera que elijas estará bien whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine
cualquiera 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino: un cualquiera a nobody;
una cualquiera a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq &
pey)
cualquiera
I adjetivo indef
1 (indefinido, no importa cual) any: coge un libro cualquiera, take any book
2 (corriente, poco importante) ordinary: no es un libro cualquiera, it isn't just any book
II pron indef
1 (persona) anybody: cualquiera sabe cocer un huevo, anybody knows how to boil an egg
cualquiera de los dos es un buen partido, either of them is a good catch
¡cualquiera le dice algo!, nobody dares to say a word to him!
2 (cosa, animal) any one
3 cualquiera que sea, whatever it is
III mf fig pey ser un cualquiera, to be a nobody: es una cualquiera, she's a floosy
' cualquiera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- comida
- error
- obnubilar
- resucitar
- se
- segundón
- segundona
- así
- cualquier
- fulano
- pasar
- rendir
English:
any
- anybody
- Dick and Harry
- either
- infuriating
- one
- sleep around
- Tom
- whichever
- much
- see
- sleep
- whatever

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cualquiera (pl cualesquiera) Note that cualquier is used before singular nouns (e.g. cualquier hombre any man).

♦ adj

any;

no es un escritor cualquiera he's no ordinary writer;

cualquier día vendré a visitarte I'll drop by one of these days;

cualquier cosa vale anything will do;

a cualquier hora any time;

hazlo de cualquier manera do it any old how;

hace las cosas de cualquier manera he does things any old how o carelessly;

de cualquier manera o [m5]modo, no pienso ayudar I've no intention of helping, anyway o in any case;

en cualquier momento at any time;

en cualquier lado/lugar anywhere

♦ pron

anyone;

cualquiera te lo dirá anyone will tell you;

cualquiera haría lo mismo anyone would do the same;

¡cualquiera se lo cree! if you believe that, you'll believe anything!;

que lo haga cualquiera, pero rápido I don't care who does it as long as it's done quickly;

¡cualquiera lo sabe! who knows!;

¡cualquiera se lo come! nobody could eat that!;

¡cualquiera entiende a tu madre! I don't think anyone understands your mother!;

con el mal humor que tiene, ¡cualquiera se lo dice! it's a brave man who would tell her in that mood!;

cualquiera que [persona] anyone who;
[cosa] whatever;
cualquiera que te vea se reiría anyone who saw you would laugh;

cualquiera que sea la razón whatever the reason (may be);

avísame, cualquiera que sea la hora a la que llame let me know, whatever time she calls;

cualesquiera que sean las razones whatever the reasons (may be)

♦ nmf
Pey [don nadie] nobody;
ser un cualquiera to be a nobody

♦ nf
Fam Pey [prostituta] tart
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cualquiera

pron

1 persona anyone, anybody;

un cualquiera a nobody;

¡cualquiera lo comprende! nobody can understand it!;

¡así cualquiera! anyone can do it like that!;

cualquiera diría … you o anyone would think …

2 cosa any (one);

cualquiera que sea o

fuera whichever it is o was

* * *

cualquiera ( cualquier before nouns) adj, pl cualesquiera

1) : any, whichever

cualquier persona: any person

2) : everyday, ordinary

un hombre cualquiera: an ordinary man

cualquiera pron, pl cualesquiera

1) : anyone, anybody, whoever

2) : whatever, whichever

* * *

cualquiera¹ adj any

dame un periódico cualquiera give me any newspaper

cualquier fin de semana any weekend

cualquier cosa anything

cualquier día de éstos one of these days

cualquier otro anyone else

en cualquier sitio anywhere

cualquiera² pron

1. (cualquier persona) anyone

cualquiera sabría contestar esa pregunta anyone could answer that question

2. (entre dos) either / either one

cualquiera de esos dos destornilladores me servirá either of those two screwdrivers will do

3. (entre varios) any / any one

coge cualquiera take any one

Spanish-English dictionary > cualquiera
13 cualquiera

cualquiera 1 (pl
◊ cualesquiera or (crit) cualquiera) adjetivo [ see also note under cualquier] any;
en cualquier momento (at) any time; cualquier cosa/persona anything/anyone; en cualquier lado anywhere; de cualquier forma que se haga whichever way you do it; lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma I'm going to do it anyway; es un mercenario cualquiera he's nothing but a mercenary ■ pronombre ( refiriéndose — a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (— a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone; (— a más de dos cosas) any one;
◊ ¿cuál de los dos? — cualquiera which one? — either (of them);
pregúntaselo a cualquiera ask anybody o anyone (you like); cualquiera que elijas estará bien whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine
cualquiera 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino: un cualquiera a nobody; una cualquiera a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pey)
cualquiera
I adjetivo indef
1 (indefinido, no importa cual) any: coge un libro cualquiera, take any book
2 (corriente, poco importante) ordinary: no es un libro cualquiera, it isn't just any book
II pron indef
1 (persona) anybody: cualquiera sabe cocer un huevo, anybody knows how to boil an egg
cualquiera de los dos es un buen partido, either of them is a good catch
¡cualquiera le dice algo!, nobody dares to say a word to him!
2 (cosa, animal) any one
3 cualquiera que sea, whatever it is
III mf fig pey ser un cualquiera, to be a nobody: es una cualquiera, she's a floosy ' cualquiera' also found in these entries: Spanish: acudir - comida - error - obnubilar - resucitar - se - segundón - segundona - así - cualquier - fulano - pasar - rendir English: any - anybody - Dick and Harry - either - infuriating - one - sleep around - Tom - whichever - much - see - sleep - whatever

English-spanish dictionary > cualquiera
14 któ|rykolwiek

pron. 1. (nieokreślony) any (one), whichever (one); (z dwóch) either
- pożycz mi którąkolwiek książkę lend me a book – any book

- jest kilka możliwości, a którąkolwiek wybierzesz... there are several options, and whichever (one) you choose...

- „którą z tych dwóch koszulek chcesz?” – „którąkolwiek” ‘which of the two shirts would you like?’ – ‘either’

- którykolwiek z nas/z nich any (one) of us/them; (z dwóch) either (one) of us/them
2. (względny) którykolwiek z nich wygra, znajdzie się w drużynie olimpijskiej whoever wins will get a place in the Olympic squad
- którykolwiek długopis wziął do ręki, żaden nie pisał whichever pen he picked up, none of them wrote

- zastaniesz mnie w domu, o którejkolwiek godzinie przyjdziesz you’ll find me at home whatever time you come

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > któ|rykolwiek
15 escoger

v.

1 to choose.

tiene dos sabores a escoger there are two flavors to choose from

tener mucho donde escoger to have plenty of choice, to be spoiled for choice (British)

tenemos que escoger entre tres candidatos we have to choose between three candidates

María escoge los maduros Mary chooses the ripe ones.

Ella escogió bailar She chose dancing.

2 to make a choice, to take a choice, to choose.

María escogió Mary made a choice.

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escoger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 to choose, pick out, select

■ escogió un libro del montón she chose a book from the pile

■ escogió entre cuatro libros he chose between four books

■ lo escogió para/por marido she chose him as her husband

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a escoger to choose from

■ hay cuatro premios a escoger there are four prizes to choose from

no hay donde escoger they are all just as bad

tener donde escoger to have a good choice

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verb

to choose, pick, select

* * *

1.

VT to choose, pick; [por votación] to elect

yo escogí el azul — I chose o picked the blue one

escogió los mejores vinos para la cena — he picked out o chose o selected the best wines to go with the meal

2.

VI to choose

no hay mucho donde escoger — there isn't much to choose from, there isn't much choice

hay que escoger entre los dos — you must choose between the two

puestos a escoger, me quedo con estos — faced with the choice, I'll keep these

tener donde escoger — to have plenty to choose from, have plenty of choice

* * *

verbo transitivo to choose

escoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want

tener mucho (de) donde escoger — to be spoilt for choice

no hay mucho (de) donde escoger — there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from

* * *

= choose, click off, cull, opt (for), pick out, select, single out, pick and mix, mix and match, elect, pick, take + Posesivo + pick, go for.

Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex. We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.

Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. This process proceeds by examining in turn every one of a large set of items, and by picking out those which have certain specified characteristics.

Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex. Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.

Ex. It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.

Ex. This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.

Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex. We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.

Ex. If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.

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* escoger al azar = pick at + random.

* escoger aleatoriamente = pick at + random.

* escoger con cuidado = pick and choose.

* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.

* escoger cuidadosamente = handpick.

* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* escoger una opción = choose + setting, take up + option.

* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.

* * *

verbo transitivo to choose

escoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want

tener mucho (de) donde escoger — to be spoilt for choice

no hay mucho (de) donde escoger — there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from

* * *

= choose, click off, cull, opt (for), pick out, select, single out, pick and mix, mix and match, elect, pick, take + Posesivo + pick, go for.

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.

Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex: This process proceeds by examining in turn every one of a large set of items, and by picking out those which have certain specified characteristics.

Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.

Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.

Ex: This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.

Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.

Ex: If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.

* escoger al azar = pick at + random.

* escoger aleatoriamente = pick at + random.

* escoger con cuidado = pick and choose.

* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.

* escoger cuidadosamente = handpick.

* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).

* escoger una opción = choose + setting, take up + option.

* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.

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escoger [E6 ]

vt

to choose

escogió las mejores flores para hacer el ramo he picked out o chose o selected the best flowers to make the bouquet

escoge el libro que quieras pick o choose whichever book you want

escoge los dos o tres mejores pick out o choose the best two or three

no hay mucho donde escoger there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from

tuve que escoger entre los dos I had to choose between the two of them

me escogieron de entre 90 candidatos I was chosen o selected from among 90 applicants

fue escogido para representar a su clase he was chosen o picked to represent his class

tuvo mucho cuidado al escoger sus palabras he picked o chose his words very carefully

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escoger ( conjugate escoger) verbo transitivo
to choose;
◊ escoge que quieras pick o choose whichever (one) you want;

no hay mucho (de) donde escoger there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
escoger verbo transitivo to choose [entre, between] [de, from]: escogerán a los más preparados, they'll select the best-trained ones ➣ Ver nota en choose

' escoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elección
- elegir
English:
choose
- select
- single out
- pick
- single

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escoger

♦ vt

to choose;

escoge una carta pick a card;

de (entre) cien candidatos lo escogieron a él out of a hundred candidates they chose o selected him;

escogemos la mejor fruta para nuestros clientes we select the best fruit for our customers;

tiene dos sabores a escoger there are two flavours to choose from;

tener mucho donde escoger to have plenty of choice, Br to be spoilt for choice;

tenemos poco donde escoger we don't have much to choose from

♦ vi

to choose ( entre between);
te toca escoger it's your turn to choose;

tenemos que escoger entre tres candidatos we have to choose between three candidates

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escoger

v/t choose, select

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escoger {15} vt

elegir, seleccionar: to choose, to select

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escoger vb to choose [pt. chose; pp. chosen]

escogió el vestido azul she chose the blue dress

Spanish-English dictionary > escoger
16 cualquier

adj.

any, any given, either, any and all.

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cualquier

► adjetivo (pl cualesquier)

1 (indefinido) any

■ cualquier otro día any other day

■ cualquier cosa anything

■ cualquier persona anyone Table 1 NOTA See also cualquiera/Table 1

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adj.

(see cualquiera. Used before nouns)

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cualquier, -a I
(pl cualesquier(a))
ADJ INDEF
1) [antes de s] any

como en cualquier otro país europeo — as in any other European country

cualquier día se presenta aquí — he could turn up here any day

cualquier persona de por aquí te diría lo mismo — anyone from round here would tell you the same

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• cualquier cosa — anything

en un lugar como este puede ocurrir cualquier cosa — in a place like this anything could happen

• en cualquier lugar del mundo — anywhere in the world

• en cualquier momento — at any time, (at) any moment

- cualquier tiempo pasado fue mejor

2) [después de s] any

-¿cuál prefieres? -me da igual, uno cualquiera — "which one do you prefer?" - "it doesn't matter, any one (will do)"

sucedió un día cualquiera — it happened on a day like any other day

el presidente tendrá que ir a juicio, como un ciudadano cualquiera — the president will have to go to court, like any ordinary citizen

este no es un coche cualquiera — this is not just any old car

3) LAm (=bastante)

tienen cualquier cantidad de juguetes — they have loads of toys *

puede comer cualquier cantidad y no se llena — he can eat loads and not get full *
II ( pl cualesquiera)
1. PRON INDEF

1) (=cualquier persona) anyone, anybody; (=cualquier cosa) any one

en un club como ese no admiten a cualquiera — they don't accept just anyone o anybody into that club

cualquiera puede ser candidato a la presidencia — anyone o anybody can stand for president

esos precios están al alcance de cualquiera — those prices are within everyone's o everybody's means

tal como gritaban los niños, cualquiera diría que los estaba torturando — the way the children were screaming anyone would think I was torturing them

puedes coger cualquiera — you can choose any one (you like)

es una costumbre como otra cualquiera — it is a custom like any other

2)

• cualquiera de — any, any of

puede acudir a cualquiera de las sucursales del banco — you can go to any branch o any of the branches of the bank

cualquiera de mis alumnos podría realizar este proyecto — any o any one of my pupils could do this project

• cualquiera de los dos — either (one) of them, either of the two

llama a Pedro o a Carlos, cualquiera de los dos — call Pedro or Carlos, either (one) of them o either of the two

cualquiera de los dos equipos — either team o either (one) of the two teams

3)

• cualquiera que + subjun —

a) [en general] whatever; [ante una elección] whichever

cualquiera que sea el color de su piel — whatever the colour of their skin

cualquiera que sea tu problema — whatever your problem is, no matter what your problem is

respetaremos el resultado de la votación, cualquiera que sea — we will respect the result of the vote, whatever that may be

es caro, pero cualquiera que compres te va a costar una fortuna — it's expensive, but whichever (one) you buy it'll cost you a fortune

b) (=persona) anyone who, anybody who

cualquiera que lo conozca te diría lo mismo — anyone o anybody who knows him o whoever knows him would tell you the same

4) [en exclamaciones]

¡cualquiera sabe! — who knows?

¡cualquiera le interrumpe ahora! — I wouldn't interrupt him at the minute!

¡así cualquiera! — it's all right for some! *

2.

SM

• un cualquiera — a nobody

yo no me caso con un cualquiera — I'm not marrying just anybody

3.

SF pey

una cualquiera — a hussy *

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adjetivo: apocopated form of cualquiera used before nouns

* * *

= any, any one, either, whatever, any and all.

Ex. UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.

Ex. Note that the librarian may choose any one of the five items shown on the screen in Figure 8.

Ex. Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.

Ex. In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.

Ex. The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.

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* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any time of the day or night, at any hour of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* cualquiera que sea lo que = whichever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier (de) = any one (of).

* cualquier fulano = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier mindundi = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier otra cosa = you name it, anything else, whatever else.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier otro = you name it.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things.

* en un domingo cualquiera = on any given Sunday.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.

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adjetivo: apocopated form of cualquiera used before nouns

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cualquier(de)

= any one (of)

Ex: Any one document may be required by author, title, subject, form or other characteristics, but this one document can only be grouped according to one of these characteristics at any one time.

= any, any one, either, whatever, any and all.

Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.

Ex: Note that the librarian may choose any one of the five items shown on the screen in Figure 8.

Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.

Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.

Ex: The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any time of the day or night, at any hour of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* cualquiera que sea lo que = whichever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier (de) = any one (of).

* cualquier fulano = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier hijo de vecino = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier mindundi = any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier otra cosa = you name it, anything else, whatever else.

* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.

* cualquier otro = you name it.

* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.

* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cualquier domingo = on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier lugar = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier momento = anytime, at any one time, at any point, at any point in time, at any time, at any moment, at any given point, at any moment in time, at any given moment, momentarily, on any given Sunday.

* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en cualquier parte = anywhere, everywhere.

* en cualquier sitio = everywhere, anywhere.

* en cualquier situación = in any given situation.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things.

* en un domingo cualquiera = on any given Sunday.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.

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cualquier

adjective

apocopated form of cualquiera¹ (↑ cualquiera (1)) used before nouns

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cualquier adjetivo: apocopated form of
◊ cualquiera used before nouns

cualquier adjetivo indef any: cualquier persona normal puede hacerlo, any normal person can do it
cualquier cosa, anything
cualquier sitio, anywhere
en cualquier momento, at any moment o time

' cualquier' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
- barrio
- chalet
- como quiera
- comoquiera
- cuestión
- disipar
- dondequiera
- eventualidad
- manera
- nadería
- parte
- precio
- simplón
- simplona
- sitio
- toda
- todo
- tuntún
- adaptar
- antes
- barbaridad
- cantidad
- caso
- cosa
- cualquiera
- distraer
- entre
- entretener
- forma
- gaseosa
- lado
- lugar
- modo
- momento
- soltura
- tal
- tontería
English:
alert
- anomaly
- any
- anyhow
- anything
- anywhere
- blank out
- cancel out
- case
- decline
- either
- embarrassment
- eruption
- gullible
- haphazardly
- precedence
- scan
- section
- shove on
- slap on
- throw on
- time
- whatever
- anybody
- comprehensive
- drop
- event
- higgledy-piggledy
- indulgence
- inquiry
- length
- murder
- now
- old
- other
- qualify
- slap
- welcome
- wherever
- will
- willy-nilly

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cualquier ver cualquiera

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cualquier

adj any;

cualquier día any day;

cualquier cosa anything;

de cualquier modo o

forma anyway;

en cualquier caso in any case

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cualquier cualquiera

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cualquier adj any

como cualquier otro niño like any other little boy

Spanish-English dictionary > cualquier
17 któ|ry

pron. 1. (przymiotny) which
- który plecak jest twój? which rucksack is yours?

- którą sukienkę wolisz? which dress do you like better a. do you prefer?

- z którymi kolegami utrzymujesz kontakty? which of your friends are you in touch with?

- „wzięłam twoją bransoletkę?” – „którą?” ‘I’ve taken your bracelet’ – ‘which one?’

- nie pamiętam, którzy uczniowie dostali nagrody I don’t remember which pupils got prizes

- zgadnij, na którym piętrze mieszkam guess which floor I’m on

- nie wiem, który kolor wybrać I don’t know which a. what colour to choose

- która z was mi pomoże? which of you will help me?

- która godzina? what time is it?, what’s the time?

- o której masz samolot? what time is your plane?

- który dzisiaj ? a. którego dziś mamy? what’s the date today?

- „podaj mi talerz” – „który?” – „obojętnie który” ‘pass me a plate, will you?’ – ‘which one?’ – ‘any one (will do)’

- który to raz obiecujesz poprawę? how many times have you promised to mend your ways?

- który ojciec tak córkę miłował! was there ever a father more devoted to his daughter? książk.
2. (względny) (osobowy) who; (w przypadkach zależnych) whom; (nieosobowy) which; (w użyciu dzierżawczym) whose
- ci, którzy oddali życie za ojczyznę those who gave their lives for their country

- chłopcy, których spotkałem the boys (that) I met

- samochód, który wynająłem the car (which a. that) I hired

- drabina, na której stałem the ladder (that a. which) I was standing on, the ladder on which I was standing

- autor, którego książka jest na liście bestsellerów an author whose book is on the bestseller list

- wiersz, z którego pochodzą te słowa the poem (that) these words come from

- wszyscy, którzy byli świadkami wypadku, proszeni są o zgłoszenie się na policję anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to contact the police

- dla/do/od którego (osobowy) for/to/from whom; (nieosobowy) for/to/from which

- na którym (osobowy) on whom; (nieosobowy) on which

- o którym (osobowy) about whom; (nieosobowy) about which

- moja sąsiadka, o której ci już opowiadałam... my neighbour, who(m) I’ve already told you about...

- dom/kraj, w którym mieszkam the house/country I live in

- dzień, w którym popełniono zbrodnię the day (when) the crime was committed

- który to which

- urodził się 1 września 1939, w którym to dniu wybuchła wojna he was born on 1 September 1939, the day war broke out

- przeniósł się z powrotem do Krakowa, w którym to mieście urodził się he moved back to Cracow, the city where he was born
3. (nieokreślony) any
- niech no mi się który spóźni, to pożałuje! if any of you are late, you’ll be sorry!

- czy który z was odprowadzi mnie na dworzec? will one of you see me off to the station?

- którą drogę wybierzesz, dojedziesz do wybrzeża whichever road you choose, it’ll take you to the coast

- mało a. rzadko który hardly any

- mało a. rzadko który mężczyzna/samochód hardly any man/car

- obojętnie który whichever (one), no matter which (one)

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > któ|ry
18 welk

welk

I 〈 vragend voornaamwoord〉

1 [zuiver vragend] which, what ⇒ 〈 zelfstandig (gebruikt)〉 which one

2 [in uitroepende zinnen] what

♦voorbeelden:

1   welke plaats is voor mij? • which seat is mine?

     om welke reden?, met welke bedoeling? • what for?

     welke van die twee is van jou? • which of those two is yours?

     hij lust melk of vla, ik ben vergeten welk van de twee • he likes either milk or custard, I've forgotten which (of the two)

2   welke leugens speldt hij u op de mouw! • what lies he tells you!

II 〈 betrekkelijk voornaamwoord〉〈 formeel〉

1 [zelfstandig (gebruikt)] 〈 personen〉 who, whom; 〈 zaken, dieren〉 which

2 [bijvoeglijk] which

♦voorbeelden:

1   de man welke u gezien hebt, is hier • the man (whom) you saw is here

2   wij verkopen koffie en thee, welke artikelen veel aftrek vinden • we sell coffee and tea, (articles) which are much in demand

     … vanuit welke overtuiging hij ertoe overging om … • … from which conviction he proceeded to …

     welke alle/welke alle tien beschadigd waren • all of which/all ten of which were damaged

III 〈 onbepaald voornaamwoord〉

1 [vaak + (ook) (maar)] 〈 heel algemeen〉 whatever, any (… what(so)ever); 〈 iets uit een beperkt aantal〉 whichever, any

♦voorbeelden:

1   welke kleur je ook (maar) wilt/om het even welke kleur je wilt • take any colour whatsoever

     om welke reden ook • for any reason whatsoever

     welke van de twee je ook kiest • whichever of the two you choose

     je kunt kiezen welke je maar wilt • you can choose whichever one you want

     (geef me er maar een,) het geeft niet welke • any/ 〈 van 2〉 either will do

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > welk
19 immer

Adv.

1. always; (jedes Mal) auch every time; (fortwährend) auch constantly, all the time; immer währende Freundschaft eternal friendship; wie immer as always; immer noch oder noch immer still; es ist immer noch nicht da it still hasn’t arrived; er ist immer noch (immerhin) dein Chef he is your boss after all, he’s still your boss (when all’s said and done); immer wenn every time, whenever; für immer weggehen etc.: for good; immer wieder over and over again, time and again; etw. immer wieder tun (zum wiederholten Mal) do s.th. over and over again; (dauernd) keep (on) doing s.th.; es ist immer wieder dasselbe it’s the same (thing) every time; immer weiter reden keep (on) talking; umg. go on and on; immer und ewig for evermore; immer zu! umg. (mach weiter) don’t stop!; immer mit der Ruhe! umg. (take it) easy now; er soll nur immer kommen! umg. einladend: there’s no reason for him not to come; drohend: (just) let him come!; ihr könnt schon immer gehen bes. nordd. you can go if you want to

2. vor Komp.: immer besser better and better; immer schlimmer worse and worse; immer größer werdend ever-increasing

3. umg. (jeweils) at a time; immer den dritten Tag every third day; immer zu zweit eintreten, sich aufstellen etc.: in twos

4. verallgemeinernd: wann auch immer whenever; was auch immer whatever; wer auch immer whoever; wie lang etc. auch immer however long etc.; wie auch immer du es machen willst etc. whichever way you choose etc.; wo auch immer wherever; wann / wo etc. auch immer ich... auch it doesn’t matter when / where etc. I..., no matter when (where etc.) I...

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invariably; constantly; always; every time

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ịm|mer ['ɪmɐ]
adv

1) (= häufig, ständig) always

schon immer — always

auf or für immer — for ever, for always

immer diese Aufregung/Nörgelei — this continual excitement/grumbling

immer diese Probleme! — all these problems!

immer diese Studenten — these wretched students (inf)

immer das Telefon — that wretched phone (inf)

immer, wenn... — whenever..., every time that...

immer mal (inf) — from time to time, now and again

immer geradeaus gehen — to keep going straight on

immer und ewig (liter) — for ever and ever

(nur) immer schön langsam! (inf) — take your time (about it), take it slowly

immer (schön) mit der Ruhe (inf) — take it easy

(nur) immer her damit! (inf) — (just) hand it over!

noch immer, immer noch — still

immer noch nicht — still not (yet)

bist du denn immer noch nicht fertig? — are you still not ready?, aren't you ready yet?

nur immer zu! — keep it up!, keep up the good work!

immer wieder — again and again, time after time, time and (time) again

etw immer wieder tun — to keep on doing sth

wie immer — as usual, as always

See:

→ Sprung

2) +comp

immer besser — better and better

immer häufiger — more and more often

immer mehr — more and more

es nimmt immer mehr zu — it increases all the time, it increases continually, it keeps on increasing

immer größer werdende Schulden — constantly increasing debts

sein Verhältnis zu ihr wird immer schlechter — his relationship with her gets worse and worse, his relationship with her goes from bad to worse

nicht immer, aber immer öfter — not always, but more and more often

3)

wer ( auch) immer — whoever

wie (auch) immer — however

wann (auch) immer — whenever

wo (auch) immer — wherever

was (auch) immer — whatever

4) (inf = jeweils)

gib mir immer drei Bücher auf einmal — give me three books at a time

stellt euch in einer Reihe auf, immer zwei zusammen — line up in twos

immer am dritten Tag — every third day

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1) (at all times: I always work hard; I'll always remember her.) always

2) (continually or repeatedly: He is always making mistakes.) always

3) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) ever

4) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) ever

5) (increasingly: It's becoming more and more difficult to see.) more and more

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im·mer

[ˈɪmɐ]

I. adv

1. (stets) always, all the time

das macht er \immer he's always doing that, he does that all the time

\immer dieser Nebel/Regen! it's always foggy/raining!, it's foggy/raining all the time!

\immer diese Katzen! those damned cats! fam

es ist \immer dasselbe! it's always the same!

\immer der/die Deine! (veraltet: in Brief) yours ever, ever yours

auf \immer (veraltet) for all time

\immer und ewig for ever [and ever]; (jedes Mal) always

für \immer forever

das ist für \immer vorbei that's over and done with [or over for good]

\immer nicht (nie) never; (fast nie) almost never

nicht \immer not always

schon \immer [o \immer schon] always

es war schon \immer so it's always been like that [or been that way]

das wollte ich \immer schon einmal tun I've always wanted to do that

ich habe es schon \immer gewusst I knew that all along; (vermutet) I suspected as much

\immer und überall always

\immer und \immer again and again

\immer während perpetual; Freundschaft, Glück eternal, everlasting

der \immer währende Kalender the perpetual calendar

wie \immer (üblich) as always [or usual]; (gewohnt) as one/sb/sth has always done it

2. (jedes Mal)

\immer ich! (fam) why is it always me?, [it's] always me!

\immer wenn... every time [that]...

\immer wenn ich spazieren gehen will, regnet es why does it always rain when I want to go for a walk?

\immer wieder again and again, over and over [again], time and time again

etw \immer wieder tun to keep on doing sth

3. + comp adj, adv (zunehmend)

jedes \immer besser als das andere each even better than the other

\immer ärmer/reicher increasingly [or ever] poorer/richer, poorer and poorer/richer and richer

\immer größer ever larger, larger and larger

\immer häufiger more and more frequently

\immer kleiner smaller and smaller

\immer mehr more and more

\immer mehr wachsen to keep on growing

4. (fam: jeweils) at a time

\immer am vierten Tag every fourth day

er nahm \immer zwei Stufen auf einmal he took two steps at a time

5. (auch)

wann/was/wer/wie/wo [auch] \immer whenever [or when ever]/whatever [or what ever]/whoever [or who ever]/how ever/wherever [or where ever]

wen \immer sie sieht whoever [or form or liter whomever] she sees

wenn \immer möglich SCHWEIZ as often as possible

II. part

1. in Aussagen, Fragen

\immer noch [o noch \immer] still

\immer noch [o noch \immer] nicht still not

ist er denn \immer noch nicht zurück? is he still not back?, is he not back yet?

\immer mal wieder every now and again

2. mit Modalverben (nur) possibly

so schnell du \immer kannst as fast as you possibly can

3. in Aufforderungen, Fragen (fam: bloß)

lass ihn nur \immer tun! let him do what he wants!

lass sie nur \immer kommen! keep them coming!

lass uns \immer verschwinden! let's get out of here!

\immer langsam voran! take your time!, not so fast!

\immer mit der Ruhe! take it easy!, calm down!

\immer weiter! just [you] carry on!, go ahead!

nur \immer her damit! hand it over!, let's have it [then]!

was machst du denn \immer? so what do you do?

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Adverb

1) always

wie immer — as always; as usual

immer dieser Streit — you're/they're etc. always arguing

immer diese Kinder! — these wretched children!

schon immer — always

immer und ewig — for ever; (jedesmal) always

auf od. für immer [und ewig] — for ever [and ever]

immer wieder — again and again; time and time again

immer wieder von vorne anfangen — keep on starting from the beginning again

immer, wenn — every time that; whenever

immer während — perpetual

2)

immer dunkler/häufiger — darker and darker/more and more often

immer mehr — more and more

3) (ugs.): (jeweils)

es durften immer zwei auf einmal eintreten — we/they were allowed in two at a time

4)

wo/wer/wann/wie [auch] immer — wherever/whoever/whenever/however

5) (verstärkend)

immer noch, noch immer — still

6) (ugs.): (bei Aufforderung)

immer langsam!/mit der Ruhe! — take it easy!

immer der Nase nach! — keep following your nose!

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immer adv

1. always; (jedes Mal) auch every time; (fortwährend) auch constantly, all the time;

immer während → immerwährend;

wie immer as always;

immer noch oder

noch immer still;

es ist immer noch nicht da it still hasn’t arrived;

er ist immer noch (immerhin)

dein Chef he is your boss after all, he’s still your boss (when all’s said and done);

immer wenn every time, whenever;

für immer weggehen etc: for good;

immer wieder over and over again, time and again;

etwas immer wieder tun (zum wiederholten Mal) do sth over and over again; (dauernd) keep (on) doing sth;

es ist immer wieder dasselbe it’s the same (thing) every time;

immer weiter reden keep (on) talking; umg go on and on;

immer und ewig for evermore;

immer zu! umg (mach weiter) don’t stop!;

immer mit der Ruhe! umg (take it) easy now;

er soll nur immer kommen! umg einladend: there’s no reason for him not to come; drohend: (just) let him come!;

ihr könnt schon immer gehen besonders nordd you can go if you want to

2. vor komp:

immer besser better and better;

immer schlimmer worse and worse;

immer größer werdend ever-increasing

3. umg (jeweils) at a time;

immer den dritten Tag every third day;

immer zu zweit eintreten, sich aufstellen etc: in twos

4. verallgemeinernd:

wann auch immer whenever;

was auch immer whatever;

wer auch immer whoever;

wie lang etc

auch immer however long etc;

wie auch immer du es machen willst etc whichever way you choose etc;

wo auch immer wherever;

wann/wo etc

auch immer ich … auch it doesn’t matter when/where etc I …, no matter when (where etc) I …

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Adverb

1) always

wie immer — as always; as usual

immer dieser Streit — you're/they're etc. always arguing

immer diese Kinder! — these wretched children!

schon immer — always

immer und ewig — for ever; (jedesmal) always

auf od. für immer [und ewig] — for ever [and ever]

immer wieder — again and again; time and time again

immer wieder von vorne anfangen — keep on starting from the beginning again

immer, wenn — every time that; whenever

immer während — perpetual

2)

immer dunkler/häufiger — darker and darker/more and more often

immer mehr — more and more

3) (ugs.): (jeweils)

es durften immer zwei auf einmal eintreten — we/they were allowed in two at a time

4)

wo/wer/wann/wie [auch] immer — wherever/whoever/whenever/however

5) (verstärkend)

immer noch, noch immer — still

6) (ugs.): (bei Aufforderung)

immer langsam!/mit der Ruhe! — take it easy!

immer der Nase nach! — keep following your nose!

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adv.

always adv.

throughout adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > immer
20 escogido

adj.

1 chosen, selected, picked, select.

2 picked over.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: escoger.

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escogido

► participio pasado

1→ link=escoger escoger

► adjetivo

1 chosen, selected (selecto) choice, select

■ obras escogidas selected works

■ productos escogidos select products

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ADJ

1) (=seleccionado) [gen] chosen, selected; [mercancías] choice, select; [obras] selected

2) [persona]

ser muy escogido — to be choosy

ser muy escogido para o con algo — to be fussy about sth

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- da adjetivo

a) ( selecto) < mercancía> choice; < clientela> select

b) (Méx fam) ( manoseado) picked over

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= chosen, selected.

Ex. A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.

Ex. This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.

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* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].

* escogido con acierto = well-chosen.

* escogido cuidadosamente = hand-picked.

* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.

* momento escogido = timing.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( selecto) < mercancía> choice; < clientela> select

b) (Méx fam) ( manoseado) picked over

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= chosen, selected.

Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.

Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.

* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].

* escogido con acierto = well-chosen.

* escogido cuidadosamente = hand-picked.

* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.

* momento escogido = timing.

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escogido -da

adjective

1 (selecto) ‹mercancía› choice; ‹clientela› select

2 ( Méx fam) (manoseado) picked over

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Del verbo escoger: ( conjugate escoger)

escogido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
escoger
escogido
escoger ( conjugate escoger) verbo transitivo
to choose;
◊ escoge que quieras pick o choose whichever (one) you want;

no hay mucho (de) donde escogido there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
escogido -da adjetivo
a) ( selecto) ‹ mercancía› choice;

‹ clientela› select
b) (Méx fam) ( manoseado) picked over

escoger verbo transitivo to choose [entre, between] [de, from]: escogerán a los más preparados, they'll select the best-trained ones ➣ Ver nota en choose
escogido,-a adjetivo chosen, selected
(mercancía) choice, select: el pueblo escogido, the chosen people
' escogido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escogida
- selecta
- selecto
English:
chosen
- winelist

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escogido, -a adj

1. [elegido] selected, chosen

2. [selecto] choice, select;

fruta escogida selected fruit;

un escogido grupo de periodistas a select group of journalists

3. Méx Fam [descartado]
a estas horas la fruta ya está muy escogida all the best fruit has gone by now

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escogido

adj select

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escogido, -da adj

: choice, select

Spanish-English dictionary > escogido

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