optional

op·tion·al

 (ŏp′shə-nəl)

adj.

Left to choice; not compulsory or automatic.

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op′tion·al·ly adv.

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optional

(ˈɒpʃənəl)

adj

possible but not compulsory; left to personal choice

ˈoptionally adv

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op•tion•al

(ˈɒp ʃə nl)

adj.

left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.

[1755–65]

op′tion•al•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

optional - possible but not necessary; left to personal choice obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"

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optional

adjective voluntary, open, discretionary, possible, extra, elective, up to the individual, noncompulsory Some people feel sex education should remain an optional school subject.
required, compulsory, mandatory, obligatory, de rigueur (French)

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optional

adjective

Not compulsory or automatic:

discretionary, elective, facultative.

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Translations

إخْتِيارياِخْتِيَارِيٌّ

volitelný

valgfrivalgfrit

optionalwahlfreifrei wählbarfreiwillig

προαιρετικός

opcional

valinnainen

optionnelfacultatifen option

neobavezan

szabadon választhatóválasztható

valfrjáls

facoltativoopzionale

自由選択の

자유선택의

optioneel

valgfri

opcjonalny

opcional

необязательный

nepovinnývoliteľný

izbiren

valfri

ซึ่งเป็นทางเลือก

isteğe bağlıseçmeli

tùy chọn

可任意选择的可选择的

optional

[ˈɒpʃənl] ADJ [course, subject] → optativo, facultativo; [part, accessory] → opcional
that is completely optional → eso es completamente opcional
optional extra (Aut) → accesorio m opcional, extra m
"dress optional" → no se requiere (ir de) etiqueta

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

optional

[ˈɒpʃ^ənəl] adj

[course, subject] → optionnel(le)

[feature, extra] → en option
optional extras → accessoires mpl en option, options fploptions market n → marché m des options

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

optional

adj (= not compulsory) → freiwillig; (= not basic) trim, mirror etc → auf Wunsch erhältlich; “evening dress optional” → „Abendkleidung nicht Vorschrift“; “fancy dress optional” → „kein Kostümzwang“; optional extras → Extras pl; the cigar lighter is an optional extra → der Zigarettenanzünder wird auf Wunsch eingebaut; optional subject (Sch, Univ) → Wahlfach nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

optional

[ˈɒpʃənl] adj (course, subject, ingredient) → facoltativo/a
optional extra (Comm) → optional m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

option

(ˈopʃən) noun

choice. You have no option but to obey him. keuse, alternatief, opsie خَيار، إخْتِيار избор opção volba Wahl valgmulighed επιλογήopción valik گزینه؛ انتخاب vaihtoehto choixאפשרות पसन्द, चुनने का अधिकार opcija, mogućnost (szabad) választás pilihan val, kostur scelta; opzione 選択 선택 pasirinkimas izvēle pilihan keusvalgopcja, wybór انتخاب opção opţiune, alegere выбор možnosť voľby izbira izbor val ทางเลือก seçim 選擇權 вибір; предмет вибору پسند، حق اختيار sự lựa chọn 选择，选择权

ˈoptional adjective

a matter of choice. Music is optional at our school; an optional subject. nieverpligte, opsioneel إخْتِياري избираем opcional nepovinný, volitelný frei wählbar valgfri προαιρετικόςopcional valikuline انتخابی valinnainen facultatif נָתוּן לִבחִירָה वैकल्पिक izborni (szabadon) választható berdasarkan pilihan valfrjáls opzionale, facoltativo 任意の 선택적인 laisvai pasirenkamas, fakultatyvus izvēles-; fakultatīvs pilihan facultatiefvalgfri fakultatywny, do wyboru انتخابى facultativo op­ţional, facultativ необязательный; факультативный nepovinný, voliteľný na izbiro; neobvezen izborni valfri, frivillig ซึ่งเป็นทางเลือก seçmeli 可任意選擇的 необов'язковий; факультативний اختياري tuỳ ý 可任意选择的

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optional

→ اِخْتِيَارِيٌّ volitelný valgfri freiwillig προαιρετικός opcional valinnainen optionnel neobavezan facoltativo 自由選択の 자유선택의 optioneel valgfri opcjonalny opcional необязательный valfri ซึ่งเป็นทางเลือก isteğe bağlı tùy chọn 可选择的

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