choose

choose
choose [t∫u:z]
(preterite chose, past participle chosen)
1. transitive verb
   a. ( = select) choisir
• which will you choose? lequel choisirez-vous ?
• he was chosen as leader on l'a choisi comme chef
• the Chosen (People) le peuple élu
• the chosen few les rares élus mpl
• there is little or not much to choose between them il n'y a guère de différence entre eux
   b. ( = opt) décider (to do sth de faire qch)
• he chose not to speak il a préféré se taire
• I chose not to do so j'ai décidé de ne pas le faire
2. intransitive verb
choisir
• as you choose comme vous voulez
• if you choose si vous voulez
• to choose between/among choisir entre/parmi
• there's not much to choose from il n'y a pas tellement de choix
* * *
[tʃuːz] 1.
transitive verb (prét chose; pp chosen)
1) (select) choisir [book, person, option] (from parmi)

to choose somebody as — choisir quelqu'un comme [adviser, friend]; élire quelqu'un [leader]

2) (decide) décider (to do de faire)
2.
intransitive verb (prét chose; pp chosen)
1) (select) choisir (between entre)

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) (prefer) vouloir

to choose to do — préférer faire


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