selective

exigente, selectivo

Que solo escoge personas o cosas que cumplen criterios elevados o específicos.

En inglés sencillo: Choosing only things or people that meet high or particular standards.

• He is selective about his food.
• The university has become highly selective.
• We were selective in choosing photographs for the book.

Cómo se usa: selective about something (She is selective about the jobs she applies for.); selective in doing something (The company is selective in choosing suppliers.)

Sinónimos: choosy, particular, discriminating, picky

Antónimos: indiscriminate

Expresiones frecuentes: selective about something, highly selective, selective buyer

selectivo

Que consiste en escoger determinadas personas o cosas de un grupo más amplio.

En inglés sencillo: Involving choosing particular people or things from a larger group.

• The school uses selective admission.
• Selective breeding has produced dogs of many sizes.
• The gardeners carried out selective removal of damaged trees.

Expresiones frecuentes: selective breeding, selective process, selective admission, selective removal

selector

Que tiene la capacidad o la autoridad para elegir personas o cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Having the power or ability to choose people or things.

• The committee has selective authority over new members.
• The agency exercises selective power when appointing officers.
• Selective service determines who may be called for military duty.

Expresiones frecuentes: selective power, selective authority, selective service