chose in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for chose in the English»Italian Dictionary

chose¹ [Brit tʃəʊz, Am tʃoʊz] VB pt

chose → choose

See also choose

I.choose <pt chose, pp chosen> [Brit tʃuːz, Am tʃuz] VB trans

1. choose (select):

choose book, career, person, option

scegliere (from tra, fra)

to choose which car, hat one wants

scegliere la macchina, il cappello che si vuole

to choose sb as adviser, friend, manager

scegliere qn come

to choose sb as leader

scegliere qn come or eleggere qn

we chose him as our representative

lo abbiamo scelto come nostro rappresentante

we cannot choose but do

non abbiamo altra scelta che fare

2. choose (decide):

to choose to do

scegliere or decidere di fare

to choose when, how, whether

scegliere quando, come, se

II.choose <pt chose, pp chosen> [Brit tʃuːz, Am tʃuz] VB intr

1. choose (select):

choose

scegliere (between tra; between doing tra or fra fare)

there are many models to choose from

ci sono molti modelli tra i quali scegliere

there's not much to choose from

c'è poco da scegliere

there's nothing to choose between X and Y

non c'è differenza tra X e Y

2. choose (prefer):

choose

preferire

whenever you choose

quando preferisci

to do as one chooses

fare ciò che si preferisce

to choose to do

preferire fare

if you (so) choose

se questa è la tua scelta

chose² [Brit tʃəʊz, Am tʃoʊz] N LAW

chose

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I.choose <pt chose, pp chosen> [Brit tʃuːz, Am tʃuz] VB trans

1. choose (select):

choose book, career, person, option

scegliere (from tra, fra)

to choose which car, hat one wants

scegliere la macchina, il cappello che si vuole

to choose sb as adviser, friend, manager

scegliere qn come

to choose sb as leader

scegliere qn come or eleggere qn

we chose him as our representative

lo abbiamo scelto come nostro rappresentante

we cannot choose but do

non abbiamo altra scelta che fare

2. choose (decide):

to choose to do

scegliere or decidere di fare

to choose when, how, whether

scegliere quando, come, se

II.choose <pt chose, pp chosen> [Brit tʃuːz, Am tʃuz] VB intr

1. choose (select):

choose

scegliere (between tra; between doing tra or fra fare)

there are many models to choose from

ci sono molti modelli tra i quali scegliere

there's not much to choose from

c'è poco da scegliere

there's nothing to choose between X and Y

non c'è differenza tra X e Y

2. choose (prefer):

choose

preferire

whenever you choose

quando preferisci

to do as one chooses

fare ciò che si preferisce

to choose to do

preferire fare

if you (so) choose

se questa è la tua scelta

choose up VB [tʃuːz -] Am inf (choose up [sb])

choose up team members:

choose up

scegliere

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he chose to stay quiet whereas I would have complained

ha scelto di non dire nulla mentre io mi sarei lamentato

Translations for chose in the Italian»English Dictionary

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il presidente ha scelto il suo delfino

the president chose his heir apparent

optare per qc

to opt for sth, to choose sth

dare, porre l'aut aut a qn

= to force sb to choose

gettonare canzone, disco

to choose

scegliere

to choose

scegliere libro, carriera, persona, opzione, nome, tonalità, luogo, cibo

to choose

scegliere l'esilio, la fuga

to choose exile, to flee

scegliere da che parte stare fig

to choose sides

scegliere di rimanere

to choose or opt to stay

scegliere quando, come, se

to choose when, how, whether

scegliere a caso tra

to be indiscriminate in or to choose haphazardly from

hanno scelto di non rispondere

they chose not to answer

scegliere qn come

to choose sb as

scegliere il momento giusto per fare, dire

to choose one's moment to do, say

non c'è molto da scegliere, c'è poco da scegliere

there's not much to choose from

scegliere per amico

to choose as a friend

scegliersi un regalo

to choose one's gift

chose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chose in the English»Italian Dictionary

chose [tʃoʊz] VB

chose pt of choose

See also choose

I.choose <chose, chosen> [tʃu:z] VB trans

choose

scegliere

II.choose <chose, chosen> [tʃu:z] VB intr

choose

scegliere

to have to choose between

dover scegliere tra

I.choose <chose, chosen> [tʃu:z] VB trans

choose

scegliere

II.choose <chose, chosen> [tʃu:z] VB intr

choose

scegliere

to have to choose between

dover scegliere tra

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you can choose whichever you like

scegli quello che ti pare

to choose one's moment

scegliere il momento giusto

Translations for chose in the Italian»English Dictionary

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optare

to choose

optare per qc

to choose sth

selezionare

to choose

scegliere

to choose

indovinare

to choose well

se non è zuppa è pan bagnato prov

there's nothing to choose between them

decidere (scegliere)

to choose

chose Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to choose one or the other

scegliere l'uno o l'altro

to pick and choose

essere selettivo

to choose one's moment

scegliere il momento giusto

I would be hard pressed to choose one

sarebbe duro per me sceglierne uno

to have to choose between

dover scegliere tra

you can choose whichever you like

scegli quello che ti pare

there's nothing to choose between them

se non è zuppa è pan bagnato prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

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Firstly, consumers can chose to use products from companies who take strides towards sustainability.

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Assembling his government there, he appointed governors to the districts, chose ministers for his government, and promulgated a set of laws.

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He chose solvents with a wide range of dielectric constants (i.e. polarities).

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He seemed to be well liked in the community, and chose the ministry as his vocation.

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He chose to leave school in order to find a chance to go abroad.

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About 50, however, chose to stay on at their work.

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One chose the minesweeper for its target, but her gunners set it afire, and it splashed several hundred yards astern.

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Mostly from ex-players and journalists who he chose not to fawn over like a lovesick puppy.

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The film traces the emotional journeys of ordinary people some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who chose to watch silently.

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