♦ (to) choose

♦ (to) choose
♦ (to) choose /tʃu:z/
(pass. chose, p. p. chosen), v. t. e i.
1 scegliere; optare per: Choose for yourself, scegli da te; I chose the lesser of two evils, scelsi il male minore; There isn't much to choose from, c'è poco da scegliere; There is little to choose between the two, non c'è differenza fra i due; l'uno vale l'altro
2 preferire; decidere (di fare qc.): He chose to remain at home, ha deciso di stare a casa; I chose not to go, preferii non andare
3 (fam.) desiderare; volere: Do whatever you choose, fa' quello che vuoi; He does what he chooses, lui fa quello che vuole (o che gli pare e piace); whenever you choose, quando vuoi tu; quando preferisci; as you choose, come vuoi tu
● (sport: calcio, ecc.) to choose ends, fare la scelta del campo □ I cannot choose but, devo proprio; non ho altra scelta che: I cannot choose but sell, non ho altra scelta che vendere □ if you choose, se ti va; se ti garba.

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