2. Choice and decision Flashcards

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Le choix et la décision

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Choice and decision

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Choisir quelque chose

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To choose* something, to pick something (out)

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Choisissez ce que vous voulez !

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Take your pick!

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Choisir de faire quelque chose

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To choose*/opt to do something

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Un choix entre

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A choice between

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Faire son choix

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To make* one’s choice

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Arrêter son choix sur quelque chose

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To settle on something

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Il n’y avait pas le choix

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There was no choice, it was Hobson’s choice

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Avoir l’embarras du choix

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To be spoilt for choice

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10
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Opter pour quelque chose

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To opt for something

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Une option

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An option

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Une alternative à quelque chose

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An alternative to something

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Avoir la possibilité de faire

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To have the option of doing

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Ne pas avoir d’autre solution que de faire quelque chose

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To have no choice/alternative but to do something

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Sélectionner

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To select

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Une sélection

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A selection

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Sélectif

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Selective

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18
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Trié sur le volet

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Hand-picked

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19
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Savoir choisir

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To be discriminating

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20
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Être difficile à contenter

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(BR) To be choos(e)y, (AM) to be picky

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Faire le (la) difficile

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To pick and choose*

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J’aime prendre mon temps pour choisir

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I like to pick and choose

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23
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Une décision

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A decision

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24
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Prendre une décision

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To make*/take* a decision

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25
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Décider de quelque chose/de faire

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To decide something/ to do

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26
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Se décider pour quelque chose/ à faire quelque chose

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To make* up one’s mind about something/ to do something

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27
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Décisif

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Decisive

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28
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C’est à toi de décider

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It’s up to you

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29
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Un dilemme

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A dilemma

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30
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L’hésitation

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Hesitation

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31
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Hésiter entre/ à faire

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To hesitate between/ to do

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Hésiter/balancer entre

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To wave/vacillate between

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Indécis

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Indecisive

34
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L’indécision

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Indecision

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Être perplexe

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To be perplexed

36
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La perplexité

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Perplexity

37
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Tergiverser

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To procastinate, to hum and haw, to dilly-dally

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Je suis irrésolu à ce sujet

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I’m in two minds about it

39
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Choice and decision

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Le choix et la décision

40
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To choose* something, to pick something (out)

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Choisir quelque chose

41
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Take your pick!

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Choisissez ce que vous voulez !

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To choose*/opt to do something

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Choisir de faire quelque chose

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A choice between

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Un choix entre

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To make* one’s choice

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Faire son choix

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To settle on something

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Arrêter son choix sur quelque chose

46
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There was no choice, it was Hobson’s choice

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Il n’y avait pas le choix

47
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To be spoilt for choice

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Avoir l’embarras du choix

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To opt for something

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Opter pour quelque chose

49
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An option

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Une option

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An alternative to something

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Une alternative à quelque chose

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To have the option of doing

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Avoir la possibilité de faire

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To have no choice/alternative but to do something

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Ne pas avoir d’autre solution que de faire quelque chose

53
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To select

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Sélectionner

54
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A selection

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Une sélection

55
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Selective

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Sélectif

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Hand-picked

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Trié sur le volet

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To be discriminating

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Savoir choisir

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(BR) To be choos(e)y, (AM) to be picky

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Être difficile à contenter

59
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To pick and choose*

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Faire le (la) difficile

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I like to pick and choose

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J’aime prendre mon temps pour choisir

61
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A decision

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Une décision

62
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To make*/take* a decision

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Prendre une décision

63
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To decide something/ to do

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Décider de quelque chose/de faire

64
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To make* up one’s mind about something/ to do something

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Se décider pour quelque chose/ à faire quelque chose

65
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Decisive

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Décisif

66
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It’s up to you

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C’est à toi de décider

67
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A dilemma

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Un dilemme

68
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Hesitation

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L’hésitation

69
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To hesitate between/ to do

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Hésiter entre/ à faire

70
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To wave/vacillate between

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Hésiter/balancer entre

71
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Indecisive

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Indécis

72
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Indecision

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L’indécision

73
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To be perplexed

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Être perplexe

74
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Perplexity

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La perplexité

75
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To procastinate, to hum and haw, to dilly-dally

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Tergiverser

76
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I’m in two minds about it

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Je suis irrésolu à ce sujet