chose in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for chose in the English»French Dictionary

chose [Brit tʃəʊz, Am tʃoʊz] pret

chose → choose

See also choose

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 <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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he chose to stay quiet whereas I would have complained

il a choisi de ne rien dire alors que moi je me serais sûrement plaint

impartially act, choose, decide, judge

de façon impartiale

Translations for chose in the French»English Dictionary

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le président a choisi son dauphin

the president chose his heir apparent

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

ils ont choisi de ne pas répondre

they chose not to answer

choisir un modèle indémodable

to choose a style that won't date

il a choisi de ne pas venir pour différentes raisons

he chose not to come for various reasons ou for a number of reasons

parler/choisir/partir/traduire librement

to speak/choose/leave/translate freely

chose in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chose in the English»French Dictionary

chose [tʃəʊz, Am tʃoʊz] VB

chose pt of choose

See also choose

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 ...

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 chose 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

chose Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

The club were advised that the planning permission required would not necessarily be granted, and chose not to take the scheme further.

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

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Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

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Voters chose two candidates from the three-man field.

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To compensate for the expected warm weather, some female cyclists chose not to wear undershirts.

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

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The lorgnette maintained its popularity with ladies of fashion, who chose not to wear spectacles.

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

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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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