Hobson's choice in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Hobson's choice in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Hobson's choice [Am ˈhɑbsənz ˌtʃɔɪs, Brit ˈhɒbs(ə)nz] N

it's Hobson's choice

no hay posibilidad de elegir

Translations for Hobson's choice in the Spanish»English Dictionary

si no lo agarra el chingo, lo agarra el sin nariz Ven inf

it's Hobson's choice

Translations for Hobson's choice in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.choice [Am tʃɔɪs, Brit tʃɔɪs] N

1. choice C or U (act, option):

choice

elección f

freedom of choice

libertad f de elección

I had a free choice

me dejaron elegir

you have a choice: either you leave now or I call the police

una de dos: o se va ya o llamo a la policía

I had no choice but to obey

no tuve más remedio or alternativa que obedecer

to make one's choice

elegir

to make one's choice

escoger

doctors have to make hard choices sometimes

los médicos a veces tienen que tomar decisiones difíciles

by or from choice I'm single by choice

no me he casado porque no he querido or por decisión propia

I would never have taken this job from choice

si fuera por mí, jamás habría aceptado este trabajo

I don't work here out of choice

no es por (mi) gusto que trabajo aquí

you can take any two books of your choice

puede llevarse dos libros a elección

2.1. choice C (person, thing chosen):

she's a possible choice for the job

es una de las candidatas posibles para el puesto

the people's choice

la elección del pueblo

he's a bad choice as ambassador

su nombramiento como embajador no es una elección acertada

it was an unfortunate choice of words

no fue la mejor manera de decirlo

the choice of restaurant was a happy one

la elección del restaurante fue muy acertada

2.2. choice (variety):

choice no pl

surtido m

choice no pl

selección f

to be spoiled for choice Brit

tener mucho de donde elegir

we're spoiled for choice as far as museums go

en cuanto a museos, tenemos la suerte de tener muchísimos

II.choice <choicer, choicest> [Am tʃɔɪs, Brit tʃɔɪs] ADJ

1. choice:

choice (high-quality) fruit/vegetables/wine

selecto

choice (high-quality) fruit/vegetables/wine

escogido

choice beef/veal (in US)

de primera

2. choice language/phrase liter:

choice

exquisito

he used some choice language when he found out iron

soltó unas perlitas cuando se enteró iron

Hobson's choice in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Hobson's choice in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Hobson's choice [ˌhɒbsnzˈtʃɔɪs, Am ˌhɑ:b-] N

Hobson's choice

opción f única

Translations for Hobson's choice in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.choice [ˈtʃɔɪs] N

1. choice no pl (possibility of selection):

choice

elección f

to make a choice

elegir

to have no choice

no tener alternativa

she didn't have much choice

no tenía muchas opciones

2. choice no pl (selection):

choice

selección f

a wide choice of sth

un amplio surtido de algo

3. choice (selected person or thing):

choice

preferencia f

II.choice [ˈtʃɔɪs] ADJ

1. choice (top quality):

choice

selecto, -a

2. choice fig (bitingly angry):

choice

furioso, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Homelessness may be a choice sometimes, but it's a Hobson's choice.

www.stuff.co.nz

But there's an element of Hobson's choice in this.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Faced with a Hobson's choice of losing money reselling a wreck or investing a fortune doing it up, the family opted for the latter.

www.independent.ie

He's certainly not presenting the voters with a set of cast iron reasons why he's the man to claim their "1"... no Hobson's choice!

sluggerotoole.com

Answering that question is not a matter of Hobson's choice.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

Either way, the player has lost control of his/her own destiny, indicating the so-called choice was really a Hobson's choice.

en.wikipedia.org

Is it Hobson's choice, which really is nothing but the governor's; choice imposed on the appointees by subtle blackmail?

thenationonlineng.net

Last week six open-ended property funds did this while another presented investors with an unenviable Hobson's choice -- accept a lock-in or sell your holding at a 17pc discount.

www.telegraph.co.uk

They always want the liberty versus security argument because it creates a Hobson's choice.

www.theblaze.com

Worse, the laws place on them a burden so onerous that a Hobson's choice pales in comparison.

www.dnaindia.com