choose in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for choose in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. choose (select):

choose book, career, person, option

choisir (from parmi)

to choose which car/hat one wants

choisir quelle voiture/quel chapeau on veut

to choose sb as adviser, friend, manager

choisir qn comme

to choose sb as leader

élire qn

we chose him as our representative

nous l'avons choisi comme délégué

we cannot choose but do

nous n'avons pas d'autre choix que de faire

2. choose (decide):

to choose to do

décider de faire

to choose when/how/whether

décider quand/comment/si

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

1. choose (select):

choose

choisir (between entre, between doing entre faire)

there are many models to choose from

il y a un grand choix de modèles

there's not much to choose from

il y a très peu de choix

there's nothing to choose between X and Y

il y a très peu de différence entre X et Y

2. choose (prefer):

choose

vouloir

whenever you choose

quand tu voudras

to do as one chooses

faire ce qu'on veut

to choose to do

préférer faire

if you (so) choose

si telle est votre décision

I.choose up VB [Brit tʃuːz -, Am tʃuz -] inf Am (choose up [sb])

choose up team members:

choose up

choisir

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impartially act, choose, decide, judge

de façon impartiale

Translations for choose in the French»English Dictionary

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choisir un modèle indémodable

to choose a style that won't date

choisir

to choose (entre between)

choisir l'exil/la fuite

to choose exile/to flee

choisir son camp fig

to choose sides

choisir de faire

to choose to do

parler/choisir/partir/traduire librement

to speak/choose/leave/translate freely

choisir de se faire incinérer

to choose to be cremated

le choix est limité

there isn't much to choose from

il y a eu une erreur d'aiguillage dans leurs études

they were led to choose the wrong courses

être soigneux dans ses choix

to choose carefully

choose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for choose in the English»French Dictionary

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

choose

choisir

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

choose

choisir

to do as one chooses

faire comme on l'entend

Phrases:

little [or not much] to choose between ...

pas beaucoup de choix entre ...

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whichever you choose, I'll take it

quel que soit celui que tu choisisses, je le prendrai

to choose the path of sth

choisir la voie de qc

they can choose anything they like

ils peuvent choisir ce qu'ils veulent

to pick and choose among sb/sth

faire son choix parmi qn/qc

to choose one or the other

choisir l'un ou l'autre

Translations for choose in the French»English Dictionary

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choisir

to choose

choisir

to choose

se choisir qn/qc

to choose sb/sth

faire une sélection

to choose

qn/qc n'a rien à envier à qn/à qc

there's nothing to choose between sb/sth and sb/sth

ces deux vases se valent

there's not much to choose between these two vases

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whichever you choose, I'll take it

quel que soit celui que tu choisisses, je le prendrai

to choose one or the other

choisir l'un ou l'autre

little [or not much] to choose between ...

pas beaucoup de choix entre ...

to choose the path of sth

choisir la voie de qc

to choose sb/sth by lot

choisir qn/qc au sort

to pick and choose among sb/sth

faire son choix parmi qn/qc

they can choose anything they like

ils peuvent choisir ce qu'ils veulent

there's not much to choose between these two vases

ces deux vases se valent

there's nothing to choose between sb/sth and sb/sth

qn/qc n'a rien à envier à qn/à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Yet its failure, if we choose to consider it that, is more the result of deliberate disinclination than any inability of means.

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It typically allows shoppers to choose between multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in different product categories known as departments.

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Or they can choose leisure programmes, for example in languages or cookery.

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But children don't get to choose their genetic profile nor whether they are maltreated.

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A lot has changed since the era of interoffice memos, and how you choose to communicate could well be a generational choice.

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Progress can be saved on a removable card to allow the player to choose a new chapter at the next visit.

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Brands can then choose personas toward which they can target their ads.

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The third time he asks she accepts and choose a small registry office for their ceremony.

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Investors can choose to obtain a passive exposure to these commodity price indices through a total return swap or a commodity index fund.

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They are interested in the goings-on of the world but choose to remain apart from it.

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