Choice in spanish
pronunciation: elekθioʊn part of speech: noun
choice1 = elección, opción elegida, preferencia.
Example: Users are able to use terminals many miles distant to search the computer data base of their choice, with the support of a telecommunications network to link terminal to computer.more:
» be a choice of + Nombre = ser el + Nombre + preferido.
Example: Through its long history the rapier has changed its form, but it was a choice of weapon for gentlemen, rather than the military.» be a/the natural choice = ser la elección lógica, ser la elección natural.
Example: Mosques were a natural choice for establishing the first libraries in the Arab world = Las mezquitas eran la elección lógica para crear las primeras bibliotecas del mundo árabe.» by choice = por decisión propia, por elección propia.
Example: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.» career choice = elección profesional, carrera profesional.
Example: The first part of this article discusses motives for career choice and professional development.» choice range = oferta, oferta de posibilidades, gama de posibilidades, alternativas.
Example: Your choice range will be between going for a foam mattress or a spring mattress.» freedom of choice = libertad de elección.
Example: This article Outlines the economic aspects of information products and suggests that availablity of information provides users with freedom of choice.» give + Nombre + a choice = dar a elegir, dejar decidir.
Example: She stopped eating meat as soon as her parents gave her the choice.» life choices = estilo de vida, forma de vida, decisiones tomadas en la vida, opciones elegidas en la vida. [Generalmente usado en el plural]
Example: While Americans break marriages often when disloyalty occurs, Indian couples choose to be hypocrites than review their life choices.» make + a choice = tomar una decisión, hacer una elección, elegir, decidir, escoger, seleccionar.
Example: If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.» make + choices = tomar decisiones, hacer elecciones, elegir, decidir, seleccionar.
Example: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.» make + Posesivo + choice = tomar una decisión, hacer una elección, elegir, decidir, escoger, seleccionar.
Example: Since I've already made my choice, and so have the others, now you have a chance to put us on the griddle.» multiple choice exam = examen tipo test.
Example: Since multiple choice exams are common in courses which cover a lot of factual information, the most important planning strategy is to stay on top of your coursework.» multiple choice question = pregunta cerrada, pregunta tipo test.
Example: For example, a multiple choice question and an open-ended question that each ask the willingness to pay for a particular good or service can result in different estimates.» multiple choice test = examen tipo test.
Example: The software that allows students to take a multiple choice test on a computer to determine how well they understood what they have read.» Nombre + of choice = preferido, favorito, predilecto.
Example: In the future this may become the method of choice.» of + Posesivo + (own) choice = que desee(n), que quiere(n), que prefiere(n), de + Posesivo + gusto.
Example: Libraries and information services should support the right of users to seek information of their choice.» pick + Posesivo + choice = escoger, elegir, decidir.
Example: Anna, like most women in a room full of strangers, was taking inventory of the opposite sex and picking her choice if she were forced to sleep with one person.» pro-choice = a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto.
Example: This site is for those who have an interest in discussion of the social, legal and ethical aspects of abortion from a pro-choice perspective.» spoilt for choice = demasiado donde elegir, no saber donde elegir, no saber cuál elegir.
Example: The article is entitled 'Spoilt for choice? Optical discs and online databases in the next decade'.» the next best choice = la segunda opción.
Example: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.choice2 = alternativa, decisión.
Example: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.more:
» be faced with choices = enfrentarse a alternativas.
Example: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.» choices + come down to = posibilidades + reducirse a, alternativas + reducirse a.
Example: If following your heart's desire seems crazy but not following it is becoming more and more difficult, your choices come down to taking a leap of faith or living with the regret of never having tried.» face + choices = enfrentarse a alternativas.
Example: The Green Paper on the financing of the public library service forces librarians to look closely at the choices facing them on how libraries of the future are to be funded.» have + little choice but = no tener más opción que.
Example: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.» have + no choice = no tener opción, no tener alternativa, no tener otra opción, no tener otra alternativa.
Example: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.» have + no choice but = no tener otra opción que, no tener más opción que, no tener otra alternativa que, no tener más alternativa que, no tener más remedio que, no tener otro remedio que.
Example: When I got on the train, there wasn't an information tannoy, therefore I had no choice but ask the train crew questions even though they failed to understand my meaning.» leave + Nombre + with the choice of = poner a Alguien en el compromiso de.
Example: This will leave you with the choice of locking out a bunch of users or leaving your network unsecured.choice3 = variedad, diversidad, selección.
Example: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.more:
» a choice of = una serie de, una diversidad de, una variedad de.
Example: Several commands, such as CLEAR (ESC C), SHOW (F4), and PRINT (F6), give you a choice of settings at the bottom of the screen.