chosen

• Nom désignant une personne qui a été élue ou préférée, ou un groupe restreint de personnes distinguées par un choix.

A noun referring to a person who has been selected or preferred, or to an exclusive group of people who are set apart by choice.

1. One who is selectedB2formal

   A person who has been selected or preferred over others.

   élu (personne choisie)

   • He was the chosen for the leadership role.
   • The chosen will receive a special award.
   • She felt like the chosen among the candidates.

   Synonymesappointeeelectpick

   Antonymesrejected

2. An exclusive groupB2formal

   A select group of people considered to be specially favored or privileged.

   Les élus

   • Only the chosen were invited to the secret ceremony.
   • The chosen few had access to the private collection.
   • They believed themselves to be among the chosen.

   Synonymeselectelitefavoredprivilegedselect

• Verbe désignant l'action de choisir ou de sélectionner quelque chose parmi plusieurs options, ou de décider de prendre une option plutôt qu'une autre.

A verb used to indicate the act of selecting or picking something from a number of possibilities.

verbe irrégulier

1. Select from optionsA1formal

   To pick or select something from a number of possibilities.

   Choisir parmi des options

   • You can choose your favorite color.
   • She chose the red dress for the party.
   • He chose to study engineering at university.

   Synonymeselectpickpreferselectsingle out

   Antonymesdeclineforgorefuserejectwaive

2. A2formal

   To decide or prefer one thing over another.

   choisir, décider ou préférer

   • I choose to walk to work every day.
   • They chose not to attend the meeting.
   • We chose the cheaper option.

   Synonymeselectoptpickpreferselectsettle onsingle out

   Antonymesdeclinerefusereject

Variantes phrasalchoose up