selective in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for selective in the English»Spanish Dictionary

selective [Am səˈlɛktɪv, Brit sɪˈlɛktɪv] ADJ

1. selective:

selective control/recruitment

selectivo

selective weedkiller/pesticide

selectivo

selective school

que emplea un procedimiento selectivo para la admisión de alumnos

selective quotation/reporting

parcial

you've got a conveniently selective memory

solo te acuerdas de lo que te conviene

2. selective (discriminating) pred:

to be selective , we can't invite everyone, we'll have to be selective

no podemos invitarlos a todos, tendremos que elegir or escoger a quién

he's fairly selective about who he mixes with

elige or escoge mucho sus amistades

you have to be selective in what you watch

tienes que elegir or escoger con criterio lo que vas a ver

3. selective ELECTRON:

selective

selectivo

selective service N U Am

selective service

servicio m militar obligatorio

selective service

conscripción f LatAm

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general/selective strike

huelga general/parcial

general/selective strike

paro general/parcial esp LatAm

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selectivo (selectiva)

selective

huelga parcial

selective strike

selective in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for selective in the English»Spanish Dictionary

selective [sɪˈlektɪv, Am səˈ-] ADJ

selective

selectivo, -a

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selectivo (-a)

selective

método selectivo

selective criterion

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It has also been proposed that age provides a selective advantage to brains over brawn.

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Etching is done to improve contrast between phases by selective attack of some phases using reagents.

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It is a highly selective, coeducational day school (formerly day/boarding school) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.

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One selective modulators of estrogen receptor having specific activities of tissue.

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These selective ligands may have pharmacological advantages in that they may allow dissociation of desired therapeutic effects from undesirable side effects.

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Selling shareholders may not vote in favor of a special resolution to approve a selective buy-back.

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The selective advantage of outcrossing appears to be the masking of deleterious recessive mutations.

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Sluggish vagal brake reactivity to physical challenge in children with selective mutism.

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Frequency selective optical filters can be utilized to alter or enhance the brightness and contrast of a digital image.

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Later, independent systems applied multiple ringing frequencies for fully selective ringing.

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