elegir

v.

1 to choose, to select.

tiene dos colores a elegir you can choose from two colors

rojo o verde, ¿cuál eliges? red or green, which one do you want?

dar a alguien a elegir entre varias cosas to give somebody a choice between several things

hay mucho donde elegir there's a lot to choose from

2 to elect.

fue elegido por unanimidad he was elected unanimously

ha sido elegida mejor película del año it was voted best film of the year

María escoge los maduros Mary chooses the ripe ones.

3 to choose to, to decide to.

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ELEGIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; g changes to j before a and o)

Present Indicative

elijo, eliges, elige, elegimos, elegís, eligen.

Past Indicative

elegí, elegiste, eligió, elegimos, elegisteis, eligieron.

Present Subjunctive

elija, elijas, elija, elijamos, elijáis, elijan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

eligiera, eligieras, eligiera, eligiéramos, eligierais, eligieran;

eligiese, eligieses, eligiese, eligiésemos, eligieseis, eligiesen.

Future Subjunctive

eligiere, eligieres, eligiere, eligiéremos, eligiereis, eligieren.

Imperative

elige (tú), elija (él/Vd.), elijamos (nos.), elegid (vos.), elijan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to elect

2) choose, select

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VT

1) (=escoger) to choose, select

la eligieron por su profesionalidad — she was chosen o selected for her professionalism

no sabía qué color elegir — I didn't know which colour to choose

a elegir entre cinco tipos — there are five sorts to choose o select from

café con bizcochos a elegir — coffee with a choice of cakes

hablará en francés o italiano, a elegir — he will speak in French or Italian as you prefer

te dan a elegir entre dos modelos — you're given a choice of two models

2) [+ candidato] to elect

me eligieron delegado de curso — I was elected class representative

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verbo transitivo

a) (escoger) to choose

me dieron a elegir — I was given a o the choice

b) (por votación) to elect

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= appoint, choose, click off, make + choices, elect, co-opt, vote, plump for.

Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex. We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.

Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.

Ex. This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.

Ex. The honorary members, some of whom have co-opted, have high positions in the library hierarchy.

Ex. She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.

Ex. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.

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* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.

* elegir con cuidado = pick and choose.

* elegir con esmero = pick and choose.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* elegir entre = sort through.

* elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.

* elegir un comité = appoint + committee.

* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.

* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.

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verbo transitivo

a) (escoger) to choose

me dieron a elegir — I was given a o the choice

b) (por votación) to elect

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= appoint, choose, click off, make + choices, elect, co-opt, vote, plump for.

Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.

Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.

Ex: This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.

Ex: The honorary members, some of whom have co-opted, have high positions in the library hierarchy.

Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.

Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.

* demasiado donde elegir = embarrassment of riches, spoilt for choice.

* elegir con cuidado = pick and choose.

* elegir con esmero = pick and choose.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* elegir entre = sort through.

* elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.

* elegir un comité = appoint + committee.

* ¿qué elegir? = which way to go?.

* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.

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elegir [I8 ]

vt

1 (escoger) to choose

me dieron a elegir I was given a o the choice

tres postres a elegir choice of three desserts

tener mucho de donde elegir to be spoilt for choice

no nos dieron la posibilidad de elegir we weren't given any choice o option

elegí el más caro I chose o (colloq) went for the most expensive one

eligió dos asignaturas muy difíciles he opted to do o he chose two very difficult subjects

2 (por votación) to elect

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elegir (conjugate elegir) verbo transitivo

a) (escoger) to choose;

◊ me dieron a elegir I was given a o the choice

b) (por votación) to elect

elegir verbo transitivo
1 to choose ➣ Ver nota en choose
2 Pol (a un dirigente) to elect
'elegir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertada
- acertado
- dedo
- existente
- optar
- designar
- elige
- regodearse
- tuntún
English:
choose
- elect
- free rein
- pick
- pick out
- power
- return
- select
- spoil
- time
- vote
- way
- what

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elegir

♦ vt

1. [escoger] to choose, to select;

siempre elige a los más guapos she always chooses the best-looking ones;

entre todos los candidatos te han elegido a ti out of all the candidates you have been selected;

eligió la carrera de actor he chose a career in acting;

tiene dos colores a elegir you have two colours to choose from;

rojo o verde, ¿cuál eliges? red or green, which one do you want?

2. [por votación] to elect;

fue elegido por unanimidad he was elected unanimously;

ha sido elegida mejor película del año it was voted best film of the year

♦ vi

[escoger] to choose;

tú eliges YOU choose;

dar a alguien a elegir entre varias cosas to give sb a choice between several things;

si me das a elegir, prefiero el rojo given the choice, I prefer the red;

hay mucho donde elegir there's a lot to choose from

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elegir

v/t choose; por votación elect

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elegir {28} vt

1) escoger, seleccionar: to choose, to select

2) : to elect

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elegir vb

1. (escoger) to choose [pt. chose; pp. chosen]

eligió el vestido rojo she chose the red dress

2. (votar) to elect

¿quién ha sido elegido? who has been elected?