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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.

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se·lective·ly adv.

se·lective·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

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"

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selective

adjective particular, demanding, discriminating, critical, careful, exacting, cautious, discerning, astute, discriminatory, fussy, tasteful, fastidious, choosy, picky (informal), pernickety Sales can happen, but buyers are more selective.
careless, indiscriminate, all-embracing, unselective

Translations

selective [sɪˈlektɪv] ADJ → selectivo
one has to be selective → hay 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 n → élevage m de sélection

selective

adj

→ wählerisch; reader → kritisch, anspruchsvoll; selective examination → Auslese- or Auswahlprüfung f; selective process → Auslese- or Auswahlverfahren nt; to be selective in something → in etw (dat) → wählerisch sein; he was very selective in buying shoes → er war beim Schuhkauf sehr wählerisch; we can’t treat everything, we have to be selective → 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 entry (Brit Sch) selective admission (US Sch) → selektives Aufnahmeverfahren; selective breeding (Agr) → selektive Züchtung, Zuchtwahl f; selective strike (Mil) → gezielter Angriff; (Ind) → Schwerpunktstreik m

radio → trennscharf, selektiv

selective [sɪˈlɛktɪv] adj (gen) → selettivo/a