A2noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

choice

choice · choices

вибір

выбор

Wahl, Auswahl

An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select somethingAn option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.

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/tʃɔɪs/

» I don't have any other choice.

Ich habe keine andere Wahl.

Ich habe keine Alternative.

У меня нет иного выбора.

У мене немає іншого вибору.

Я не маю жодного іншого вибору.

Meaning

7 senses

(countable, uncountable)An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
Wahl
вы́борvýbor
ви́бірvýbir
(uncountable)The power to choose.
She didn't leave us much choice.
(countable, uncountable)One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
Wahl
вы́борvýbor
ви́бірvýbir
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
(countable, uncountable)Anything that can be chosen.
You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate.
Auswahl
вы́борvýbor
ви́бірvýbir
the person or thing chosen or selected
(countable, uncountable, usually)The best or most preferable part.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sufficient number to choose among.

Examples

1759 sentences

I don't have any other choice.
У мене немає іншого вибору.
ruУ меня нет иного выбора.
deIch habe keine andere Wahl.
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I'm afraid I have no choice.
Боюся, я не маю вибору.
ruБоюсь, у меня нет выбора.
deIch fürchte, mir bleibt keine andere Wahl.
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You need to make a choice.
Ти маєш зробити вибір.
ruТы должен сделать выбор.
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We've got to make a choice.
Ми маємо зробити вибір.
ruМы должны сделать выбор.
deWir müssen eine Wahl treffen.
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We really don't have a choice.
У нас насправді немає вибору.
ruУ нас действительно нет выбора.
deEs bleibt uns wirklich nichts anderes übrig.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

option or decision:

Русский

By meaning 1

option or decision:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

option or decision:

anything that can be chosen:

Origin

From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, per

From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.

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