Formas compostas:
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| by choice adv | (willingly, of one's free will) | por gosto, por escolha própria loc adv |
| | I did not exactly retire by choice. |
childfree by choice,
childless by choice,
also UK: child-free by choice expr | (voluntarily having no children) | sem filhos por escolha loc adj |
| | Glen and his wife are childless by choice, although they have three dogs. |
| choice of n | ([sth] preferred, chosen by) (algo preferido) | escolha de sf |
| | Coca-Cola is my choice of soda. |
| choice of n | (opportunity to choose between) (oportunidade de escolher) | opção de sf |
| | If you arrive early to the registration, you will have your choice of classes for next semester. |
| choice of n | (selection, variety of) | variedade, diversidade de loc sf |
| | They have such a wide choice of vegetables at this supermarket. |
| choice of words n | (way of saying [sth]) (modo de falar) | escolha de palavras loc sf |
| | Mr. Peebles' choice of words while talking to the chairman's wife led to his banishment from the golf club. |
| first choice n | (preferred option) (opção preferida) | primeira escolha loc sf |
| | Of course, Paris would have been my first choice. |
| free choice n | (unrestricted options) (opções ilimitadas) | livre escolha loc sf |
| | You can only control your own life by exercising your own free choice. |
| free choice n | ([sth] chosen freely) (algo escolhido livremente) | livre escolha loc sf |
| freedom of choice n | (free will) | liberdade de escolha loc sf |
| | Man has freedom of choice as to whether he will follow a path of good or evil. |
| have no choice v expr | (be forced to do [sth]) | não ter escolha expres v |
| | I had to fire him. I had no choice. |
| have no choice but to do [sth] v expr | (not have alternative) | não ter escolha expres v |
| | We have no choice but to think that you acted irresponsibly. |
| make a choice v expr | (select from among options) | fazer uma escolha expres v |
| | All three candidates would be suited to this job, but as manager I have to make a choice. |
| make your choice v expr | (decide) | fazer sua escolha expres |
| | | decidir vt |
| | | escolher vt |
| | You made your choice; now live with it. |
| multiple choice n | (test: choose right answer) (tipo de questionário) | múltipla escolha sf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
multiple choice,
multiple-choice n as adj | (question: with several options) | de múltipla escolha loc adj |
| no choice n | (absence of alternative options) | não ter opção loc v |
| | There is no choice; we'll have to do it. |
| of choice adj | (preferred) | de escolha loc adj |
| | Audrey got into her university of choice. |
| only choice n | (only available option) | única opção loc sf |
| | There is no public transport round here so my only choice is to go by car. |
| possible choice n | (available option) (opção disponível) | alternativa possível loc sf |
| | | escolha possível loc sf |
| pro-choice adj | (abortion: supporting right to choose) | favorável à escolha loc adj |
| spoilt for choice expr | UK (having multiple options) | repleto de opções expres v |
| take your choice v expr | (select, choose) (selecionar, escolher) | escolher vt |
| | | fazer a sua escolha loc v |