selective

selective
adjective
(using selection) selektiv; (careful in one's choice) wählerisch
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[-tiv]
adjective (having the power of choice and using it, especially carefully: She is very selective about clothes.) wählerisch
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se·lec·tive
[sɪˈlektɪv, AM sə-]
adj
1. (careful about choosing) wählerisch; reader, shopper kritisch, anspruchsvoll
▪ to be \selective about sth bei etw dat wählerisch sein
to have a \selective memory (pej hum) ein selektives Erinnerungsvermögen haben pej hum
2. (choosing the best) ausgewählt
\selective breeding Zuchtwahl f
3. (discriminately affecting) process, agent gezielt
to be \selective in effect gezielt wirken
4. COMPUT wahlweise, selektiv, trennscharf
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[sI'lektɪv]
adj
1) wählerisch; reader kritisch, anspruchsvoll

selective examination — Auslese- or Auswahlprüfung f

selective process — Auslese- or Auswahlverfahren nt

to be selective in sth — in etw (dat)

he was very selective in buying shoes we can't treat everything, we have to be selective — er war beim Schuhkauf sehr wählerisch wir können nicht alles abhandeln, wir müssen eine Auswahl treffen or selektiv vorgehen or (choose carefully) wählerisch sein

a more selective approach to the available material ... — wenn Sie aus dem vorhandenen Material etwas kritischer auswählen würden ...

a very selective admission procedure — ein stark aussiebendes Aufnahmeverfahren

the computer program has to be made more selective — man sollte mehr Wahlmöglichkeiten in das Computerprogramm einbauen

selective school — Eliteschule f

selective admission ( US Sch ) — selektives Aufnahmeverfahren

selective breeding (Agr) — selektive Züchtung, Zuchtwahl f

selective strike (Mil) — gezielter Angriff; (Ind) Schwerpunktstreik m

2) radio trennscharf, selektiv
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selective [sıˈlektıv] adj (adv selectively)
1. auswählend, Auswahl…:
selective assembly TECH Austauschbau m
2. Auslese…:
selective examination;
selective value
3. ELEK selektiv, trennscharf:
selective circuit Trennkreis m
4. a) selektiv
b) wählerisch (in in dat)
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adjective
(using selection) selektiv; (careful in one's choice) wählerisch
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adj.
Auswahl- präfix.
auswählend adj.
selektiv adj.
trennscharf adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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