choosy

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• /ˈt͡ʃuːzi/
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Etymology tree English choose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English choosy From choose + -y.

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: взискателен (vziskatelen) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Bulgarian: придирчив (pridirčiv) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Chinese Mandarin: 挑剔 (tiāoti) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Chinese Mandarin: 精挑細選 /精挑细选 (jīngtiāoxìxuǎn) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Chinese Mandarin: 挑三揀四 /挑三拣四 (tiāosānjiǎnsì) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Czech: vybíravý — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Dutch: kieskeurig — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Esperanto: elektema — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Finnish: nirso — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Finnish: valikoiva — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Finnish: ronkeli — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• French: sélectif — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• French: exigeant — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• French: difficile — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• French: faire la fine bouche — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Georgian: წუნია (c̣unia) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Georgian: მომთხოვნი (momtxovni) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Georgian: მიზეზიანი (mizeziani) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Georgian: პრეტენზიული (ṗreṭenziuli) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• German: wählerisch — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Greek: εκλεκτικός (eklektikós) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Ancient Greek: ἐκλεκτικός (eklektikós) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Hebrew: בררן (barerán) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Hebrew: בררנית (bareranít) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Hungarian: válogatós — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Hungarian: finnyás — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Icelandic: kræsinn — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Macedonian: пребирлив (prebirliv) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Macedonian: избирлив (izbirliv) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Malay: pemilih — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Polish: wybredny — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Portuguese: exigente — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Portuguese: seletivo — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Russian: привере́дливый (priverédlivyj) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Russian: разборчивый (razborčivyj) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Russian: избира́тельный (izbirátelʹnyj) — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Sicilian: sticchiusu — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Spanish: difícil de complacer — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Spanish: exigente — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Swedish: kräsen — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
• Tausug: mapī' — taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements