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se·lec·tive  (s-lktv)
adj.
1. Of or characterized by selection; discriminating.
2. Empowered or tending to select.
3. Electronics Able to reject frequencies other than the one selected or tuned.

se·lective·ly adv.
se·lective·ness n.

selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv]
adj
1. of or characterized by selection
2. tending to choose carefully or characterized by careful choice
3. (Electronics) Electronics occurring at, operating at, or capable of separating out a particular frequency or band of frequencies
selectively  adv
selectiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.selective - tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown
discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
2.selective - characterized by very careful or fastidious selection; "the school was very selective in its admissions"
exclusive - excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"

selective
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selective [sɪˈlektɪv] ADJselectivo
one has to be selectivehay que escoger
selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj
[system] → sélectif/ive; [school] → sélectif/ive
selective strike → grève partielle selective breeding, selective memory
[person] → sélectif/ive
to be selective in sth → être sélectif/ive dans qch
selective breeding nélevage m de sélection
selective
adj
wählerisch; readerkritisch, anspruchsvoll; selective examinationAuslese- or Auswahlprüfung f; selective processAuslese- or Auswahlverfahren nt; to be selective in somethingin etw (dat)wählerisch sein; he was very selective in buying shoeser war beim Schuhkauf sehr wählerisch; we can’t treat everything, we have to be selectivewir 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 procedureein stark aussiebendes Aufnahmeverfahren; the computer program has to be made more selectiveman sollte mehr Wahlmöglichkeiten in das Computerprogramm einbauen; selective schoolEliteschule f; selective entry (Brit Sch) selective admission (US Sch) → selektives Aufnahmeverfahren; selective breeding (Agr) → selektive Züchtung, Zuchtwahl f; selective strike (Mil) → gezielter Angriff; (Ind) → Schwerpunktstreik m
selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj (gen) → selettivo/a
selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj (gen) → selettivo/a


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