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1 choose
u:zpast tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escoger2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) decidir•choose vb escoger / elegirtr[ʧʊːz]2 (decide) decidir, optar por1 escoger, elegir2 (prefer, like) querer, preferir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthere's not much to choose between them son muy parecidos,-as, no hay gran diferencia entre ellos1) select: escoger, elegirchoose only one: escoja sólo uno2) decide: decidirhe chose to leave: decidió irse3) prefer: preferirwhich one do you choose?: ¿cuál prefiere?choose vi: escogermuch to choose from: mucho de donde escogerv.(§ p.,p.p.: chose, chosen) = acotar v.• elegir v.• escoger v.• optar v.• seleccionar v.tʃuːz
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a) ( select) elegir*, escoger*; \<\<candidate\>\> elegir*b) ( decide)to choose to + INF — decidir + inf, optar por + inf
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vi elegir*, escoger*you can choose from this range — puede elegir or escoger dentro de esta gama
[tʃuːz] (pt chose) (pp chosen)there's little o not much to choose between them — no hay gran diferencia entre ellos
1. VTthere is nothing to choose between them — vale tanto el uno como el otro, no veo la diferencia entre ellos
2) (=opt)2.VI elegir, escogeras/when I choose — como/cuando me parezca *, como/cuando me dé la gana (Sp) *
* * *[tʃuːz]
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a) ( select) elegir*, escoger*; \<\<candidate\>\> elegir*b) ( decide)to choose to + INF — decidir + inf, optar por + inf
2.
vi elegir*, escoger*you can choose from this range — puede elegir or escoger dentro de esta gama
there's little o not much to choose between them — no hay gran diferencia entre ellos
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2 from
from,❢ When from is used as a straightforward preposition in English it is translated by de in French: from Rome = de Rome ; from the sea = de la mer ; from Lisa = de Lisa. Remember that de + le always becomes du: from the office = du bureau, and de + les always becomes des: from the United States = des États-Unis. from is often used after verbs in English ( suffer from, benefit from, protect from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (suffer, benefit, protect etc). from is used after certain nouns and adjectives in English ( shelter from, exemption from, free from, safe from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (shelter, exemption, free, safe etc). This dictionary contains Usage Notes on such topics as nationalities, countries and continents, provinces and regions. Many of these use the preposition from. For examples of the above and particular usages of from, see the entry below. prep1 ( indicating place of origin) goods/paper from Denmark de la marchandise/du papier provenant du Danemark ; a flight/train from Nice un vol/train en provenance de Nice ; a friend from Chicago un ami (qui vient) de Chicago ; a colleague from Japan un collègue japonais ; people from Spain les Espagnols ; where is he from? d'où est-il?, d'où vient-il? ; she comes from Oxford elle vient d'Oxford ; a tunnel from X to Y un tunnel qui relie X à Y ; the road from A to B la route qui va de A à B ; noises from upstairs du bruit venant d'en-haut ; to take sth from one's bag/one's pocket sortir qch de son sac/sa poche ; to take sth from the table/the shelf prendre qch sur la table/l'étagère ; from under the table de dessous la table ;2 ( expressing distance) 10 km from the sea à 10 km de la mer ; it's not far from here ce n'est pas loin d'ici ; the journey from A to B le voyage de A à B ;3 ( expressing time span) open from 2 pm until 5 pm ouvert de 14 à 17 heures ; from June to August du mois de juin au mois d'août ; 15 years from now dans 15 ans ; one month from now dans un mois, d'ici un mois ; from today/July à partir d'aujourd'hui/du mois de juillet ; deaf from birth sourd de naissance ; from the age of 8 he wanted to act depuis l'âge de 8 ans il a toujours voulu être acteur ; from day to day de jour en jour ; from that day on à partir de ce jour-là ;4 ( using as a basis) from a short story by Maupassant d'après un conte de Maupassant ; from life d'après nature ; to grow geraniums from seed planter des graines de géranium ; to speak from notes parler en consultant ses notes ; to speak from experience parler d'expérience ;5 (representing, working for) a man from the council un homme qui travaille pour le conseil municipal ; a representative from Grunard and Co un représentant de chez Grunard et Cie ;6 ( among) to select ou choose ou pick from choisir parmi ;7 ( indicating a source) a card from Pauline une carte de Pauline ; a letter from them une lettre de leur part ; where did it come from? d'où est-ce que ça vient? ; where does he come from? d'où vient-il? ; an extract/a quote from sb un extrait/une citation de qn ; to read from the Bible lire un extrait de la Bible ; I got no sympathy from him il n'a fait preuve d'aucune compassion à mon égard ; you can tell him from me that tu peux lui dire de ma part que ;8 (expressing extent, range) wine from £5 a bottle du vin à partir de 5 livres la bouteille ; children from the ages of 12 to 15 les enfants de 12 à 15 ans ; to rise from 10 to 17% passer de 10 à 17% ; it costs anything from 50 to 100 dollars cela coûte entre 50 et 100 dollars ; everything from paperclips to wigs tout, des trombones aux perruques ; from start to finish, from beginning to end du début à la fin ;9 ( in subtraction) 10 from 27 leaves 17 27 moins 10 égale 17 ;10 (because of, due to) I know from speaking to her that j'ai appris en lui parlant que ; he knows her from work il la connaît du travail ;11 ( judging by) d'après ; from what she said d'après ce qu'elle a dit ; from what I saw d'après ce que j'ai vu ; from his expression, I'd say he was furious étant donné la tête qu'il faisait, je pense qu'il était furieux ; from the way he talks you'd think he was an expert à l'entendre, on dirait un spécialiste. -
3 from
from [frɒm]a. de• where are you from? d'où êtes-vous (originaire) ?• he took/stole it from them il le leur a pris/volé• he went from office boy to director in five years de garçon de bureau, il est passé directeur en cinq ans• from her childhood onwards... dès son enfance...c. (used with prices, numbers) à partir de• wine from 10 euros a bottle vins à partir de 10 € la bouteilled. (source) to drink from a stream/a glass boire à un ruisseau/dans un verree. (cause, reason) he died from his injuries il est mort des suites de ses blessures• from what I heard... d'après ce que j'ai entendu...• from what I can see... à ce que je vois...• from the look of things... à en juger par les apparences...* * *[frəm, frɒm]Note: When from is used as a straightforward preposition in English it is translated by de in French: from Rome = de Rome; from the sea = de la mer; from Lisa = de Lisa. Remember that de + le always becomes du: from the office = du bureau, and de + les always becomes des: from the United States = des États-Unisfrom is often used after verbs in English ( suffer from, benefit from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (suffer, benefit etc)from is used after certain nouns and adjectives in English ( shelter from, exemption from, free from, safe from etc). For translations, consult the appropriate noun or adjective entry (shelter, exemption, free, safe etc)This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as nationalities, countries and continents, provinces and regions. Many of these use the preposition from. For the index to these notesFor examples of the above and particular usages of from, see the entry belowwhere is he from? — d'où est-il?, d'où vient-il?
2) ( expressing distance)3) ( expressing time span)one month from now — dans un mois, d'ici un mois
4) ( using as a basis)5) ( working for)6) ( among)to select ou choose ou pick from — choisir parmi
7) ( indicating a source)8) (expressing extent, range)wine from £5 a bottle — du vin à partir de 5 livres la bouteille
to rise from 10 to 17% — passer de 10 à 17%
everything from paperclips to wigs — tout, des trombones aux perruques
9) ( in subtraction)10) (because of, due to)11) ( judging by) d'aprèsfrom the way he talks you'd think he was an expert — à l'entendre, on dirait un spécialiste
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4 free
free [fri:]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. [person, animal, country] libre• to go free [prisoner] être relâché• they had to cut the driver free from the wreckage ils ont dû désincarcérer le conducteur du véhicule accidenté• it's a free country! on est en république ! (inf)• to be/get free of sb être débarrassé/se débarrasser de qn• is this seat free? est-ce que cette place est libre ?• a school where children feel free to express themselves une école où les enfants se sentent libres de s'exprimer• can I borrow your pen? -- feel free (inf) est-ce que je peux vous emprunter votre stylo ? -- je vous en prie► free from or of ( = without)b. ( = costing nothing) [object, ticket] gratuit• "free mug with each towel" « une chope gratuite pour tout achat d'une serviette »c. ( = lavish) généreux• you're very free with your advice (ironic) vous êtes particulièrement prodigue de conseils (ironique)2. adverba. ( = without payment) [give, get, travel] gratuitementb. ( = without restraint) [run about] en libertéc. ( = expressing release) to pull free se dégager• to wriggle free [person] se libérer en se tortillanta. ( = liberate) [+ nation, slave, caged animal, prisoner] libérer ; [+ person] (from wreckage) dégager ; (from burden) soulagerb. ( = untie) [+ person, animal] détacher4. compounds• to be a free agent avoir toute liberté d'action ► Free Church noun (British) église f non-conformiste adjective► free-floating adjective (in water, space) qui flotte librement ; (figurative) [person] sans attaches* * *[friː] 1.noun (also free period) School ≈ heure f de libre2.1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n); [access, choice] libre (before n)to break free of ou from — se libérer de
2) ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre; [animal, bird] en libertéto set [somebody/something] free — libérer [person]; rendre la liberté à [animal]
they had to cut the driver free (from his car) — on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur
the boat broke free from ou of its moorings — le bateau a rompu ses amarres
3) ( devoid)to be free from ou of somebody — être libéré de quelqu'un
free from ou of pollution — dépourvu de pollution
a day free from ou of interruptions — une journée sans interruptions
she was free from ou of any hatred — elle n'éprouvait aucune haine
this soup is free from ou of artificial colourings — cette soupe ne contient pas de colorants artificiels
4) ( costing nothing) gratuit‘admission free’ — ‘entrée gratuite’
free gift — Commerce cadeau m
you can't expect a free ride — fig on n'a rien pour rien
5) ( not occupied) libre6) (generous, lavish)to be free with — être généreux/-euse avec [food]; être prodigue de [advice]
7) ( familiar) familier/-ière8) Chemistry libre9) Linguistics [form] non lié; [vowel, stress] libre3.1) ( at liberty) librement, en toute libertéto go free — [hostage] être libéré; [criminal] circuler en toute liberté
2) ( without payment) gratuitement4.transitive verb1) ( from captivity) libérer; ( from wreckage) dégagerto free somebody from — débarrasser quelqu'un de [prejudice]; décharger quelqu'un de [blame]; délivrer quelqu'un de [oppression, guilt]; soulager quelqu'un de [suffering]
2) ( make available) débloquer [money, resources]; libérer [person, hands]5.6.to free oneself from — se dégager de [chains, wreckage]; se libérer de [influence]; se débarrasser de [burden]; se décharger de [blame]; se délivrer de [guilt]
- free combining formsmoke/sugar-free — sans fumée/sucre
7.interest-free — Finance sans intérêt
for free adverbial phrase gratuitement••to have a free hand — avoir carte blanche (in pour)
free as a bird ou the air — libre comme l'air
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5 choice
ois1) (an act or the power of choosing: You have no choice - you must do it.) elección2) (a thing chosen: Which car was your original choice?) elecciónchoice n1. elección2. selección / surtidotr[ʧɔɪs]1 (act) elección nombre femenino, opción nombre femenino; (option) opción nombre femenino, alternativa■ you've got no choice no tienes opción, no tienes más remedio2 (person, thing chosen) elección nombre femenino3 (variety, range) surtido, selección nombre femenino1 (top quality) selecto,-a, de primera calidad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby choice / from choice por decisión propia, por gustoof one's choice a elecciónto make a choice escoger, elegirchoice n1) choosing: elección f, selección f2) option: elección f, opción fI have no choice: no tengo alternativa3) preference: preferencia f, elección f4) variety: surtido m, selección fa wide choice: un gran surtidoadj.• escogido, -a adj.• eximio, -a adj.• exquisito, -a adj.• florido, -a adj.• selecto, -a adj.n.• elección s.f.• gusto s.m.• opción s.f.• preferencia s.f.• selección s.f.
I tʃɔɪs1) c u (act, option) elección fI had no choice but to obey — no tuve más remedio or alternativa que obedecer
to make one's choice — elegir*, escoger*
I'm single by choice — no me he casado porque no he querido or por decisión propia
2)a) c (person, thing chosen)b) ( variety) (no pl) surtido m, selección fto be spoiled for choice — (BrE) tener* mucho de donde elegir
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adjective choicer, choicest1) ( high-quality) <fruit/vegetables/wine> selecto, escogido; <beef/veal> ( in US) de primera2) <language/phrase> (liter) exquisito[tʃɔɪs]1. ADJ1) (=selected) selecto, escogido; (=high quality) de primera calidad2. N1) (=act of choosing) elección f, selección f ; (=right to choose) opción fit's your choice, the choice is yours — usted elige
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for choice — preferentemente•
it was not a free choice — no pude elegir libremente•
I did it from choice — lo hice de buena gana•
to make one's choice — elegir•
the house of my choice — mi casa predilectathe drug/weapon of choice — la droga/el arma preferida
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to take one's choice — elegirtake your choice! — ¡elija usted!, ¡escoja usted!
2) (=thing chosen) preferencia f, elección f3) (=variety) surtido mwe have a wide choice — (Comm) tenemos un gran surtido
4) (=option) opción f, alternativa f•
he gave me two choices — me dio a elegir entre dos opciones•
to have no choice — no tener alternativa, no tener opción* * *
I [tʃɔɪs]1) c u (act, option) elección fI had no choice but to obey — no tuve más remedio or alternativa que obedecer
to make one's choice — elegir*, escoger*
I'm single by choice — no me he casado porque no he querido or por decisión propia
2)a) c (person, thing chosen)b) ( variety) (no pl) surtido m, selección fto be spoiled for choice — (BrE) tener* mucho de donde elegir
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adjective choicer, choicest1) ( high-quality) <fruit/vegetables/wine> selecto, escogido; <beef/veal> ( in US) de primera2) <language/phrase> (liter) exquisito -
6 брать
несовер. - брать;
совер. - взять
1) (кого-л./что-л.) take;
shoulder (об ответственности, расходах и т. п.) брать под арест ≈ to arrest, to put under arrest брать кого-л. на попечение ≈ to take charge of smb. брать на себя смелость ≈ to make bold( to do smth.), to take the liberty (of) брать пример с кого-л. ≈ to follow smb.'s example брать свои слова назад ≈ to retract/take back one's words;
to eat one's words идиом. брать хороший старт ≈ to make a good start брать чью-л. сторону ≈ to take smb.'s part/side, to side with smb. брать верх (над) ≈ to gain the upper hand (over), to prevail( over) брать взаймы ≈ to borrow брать напрокат ≈ to hire брать в аренду ≈ to rent брать в плен ≈ to take prisoner брать в долг ≈ to borrow брать внаем ≈ to rent, to hire брать на плечи ≈ to shoulder брать ссуду ≈ to take a loan (from), to borrow (from) брать отпуск ≈ vacation брать взятки ≈ accept bribes, graft;
finger разг. брать силой ≈ force брать патент ≈ (на что-л.) patent брать подряд ≈ tender for брать пробу ≈ test брать уроки ≈ tutor амер.;
разг.
2) (кого-л.;
нанимать) hire, take
3) (чем-л.;
достигать способностями и т.п.) succeed by dint (of), succeed by the aid (of) он берет умом ≈ he succeeds by dint of his wit
4) без доп. work, be effective, operate нож не берет ≈ the knife doesn't cut эта винтовка берет на пятьсот метров ≈ this rifle has a range of five hundred metres
5) (кого-л.;
охватывать, захватывать) seize, grip его берет страх ≈ he is in the grip of fear его берет отчаяние ≈ he is seized/overcome with despair
6) (что-л.;
преодолевать) clear (барьер, высоту и т.п.) брать препятствие ≈ to clear obstacles брать барьер ≈ (о лошади) to fence брать рифы ≈ reef ∙ брать начало брать на учет брать на себя брать пример брать слово брать в свои руки брать на себя смелость брать за сердце брать свое брать в свидетели брать свои слова обратно брать себя в руки брать ноту брать в скобки брать за правило брать курс брать направо возьми да скажи ни дать ни взять наша берет наша взяла, взять
1. (вн.) take* (smb., smth.) ;
~ кого-л. за руку take* smb.`s hand;
~ в рот что-л. put* smth. into one`s mouth;
~ тему для сочинения choose* a subject for an essay;
~ работу на дом do* work at home;
~ кого-л., что-л. с собой take*/bring* smb., smth. along;
~ ребёнка на воспитание take* a child* into one`s home;
~ что-л. в долг borrow smth. ;
~ на прокат hire;
~ такси take* a taxi;
~ билеты в театр take*/buy* tickets for the theater;
где вы бёрете молоко? where do you get your milk?;
2. (вн.;
взимать, взыскивать) charge( smth.) ;
перен. exact( smth.) ;
~ взятки take* bribes;
~ налоги levy taxes;
~ пошлины charge duty;
~ дорого за что-л. charge high for smth. ;
~ слово с кого-л. exact a promise from smb., make* smb. promise;
3. (вн.;
заимствовать) borrow (smth.), take* (smth.) ;
4. (вн.;
завладевать, захватывать) take* (smth.), capture( smb., smth.) ;
перен. (овладевать, охватывать) overcome* (smb.), seize (smb.) ;
~ верх get the upper hand;
~ власть seize power;
годы берут своё age tells;
~ город take/seize a town;
~ что-л. приступом take/carry smth. by storm/assault;
~ кого-л. в плен take smb. prisoner;
(меня) зависть берёт I am filled with envy;
(меня) злость берёт it makes me furious;
5. (вн.;
преодолевать) take (smth.) ;
~ препятствие clear an obstacle;
6. (тв.;
добиваться чего-л.) succeed (through), get* by (with) ;
он берёт упорством it`s his obstinacy does it;
~ нахальством succeed through sheer arrogance;
чем он берёт? what do people see in him?;
7. (вн.) разг. (оказывать действие) have* an effect (on) ;
хлеб такой чёрствый, что его нож не берёт the bread`s so stale you can`t get the knife into it;
8. разг. (направляться) go*;
берите левее! more to the left!;
~ круто в сторону turn off sharply;
9. с некоторыми сущ.: ~ что-л. в расчёт take* smth. into account;
~ на поруки go* bail( for) ;
~ кого-л. под защиту take* smb. under one`s protection;
~ что-л. под сомнение question smth., become* doubtful of smth. ;
~ курс, направление (на) steer( for), set* course( for) ;
~ начало originate (in, from) ;
~ пример с кого-л. follow/take* smb.`s example;
~ на себя undertake*;
~ на себя ответственность за что-л. assume responsibility for smth. ;
~ слово (на собрании), rise* to speak;
take* the floor;
~ себя в руки pull oneself together, take* oneself in hand;
наша взяла our side has won;
с чего вы это взяли? what makes you think that?;
where did you get that from?
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