HOBSON'S CHOICE - Traduzione inglese-tedesco

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Hobson's choice [ˌhɒbsənzˈ-, ingl am ˈhɑ:b-] SOST

but it was a case of Hobson's choice: ich hatte einfach keine andere Wahl scherz

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I. choice [tʃɔɪs] SOST

1. choice no pl (selection):

choice: Wahl f <-, -en>

it's your choice!: du hast die Wahl!

freedom of choice: Entscheidungsfreiheit f <-> kein pl

an informed choice: eine fundierte Entscheidung

to do sth by [or from][or out of]choice: etw freiwillig tun

sb has no choice [but to do sth]: jd hat keine andere Wahl [o. jdm bleibt nichts anderes übrig] [, als etw zu tun]

to make a choice: eine Wahl treffen

the ... of choice: der/die/das bevorzugte ...

champagne is his drink of choice: er trinkt bevorzugt Champagner

2. choice no pl (variety):

choice: Auswahl f <-> kein pl

a wide choice of sth: eine reiche Auswahl an etw dat

3. choice (person, thing):

choice: Wahl f <-, -en>

to be sb's choice as sth: jds Kandidat/Kandidatin für etw acc sein

to be the best/worst choice for sth: die beste/schlechteste Wahl für etw acc sein

locuzioni:

you pays your money and you takes your choice saying colloq: die Wahl liegt ganz bei dir/Ihnen

to be spoilt for choice: die Qual der Wahl haben

II. choice [tʃɔɪs] AGG

1. choice (top quality):

choice: erstklassig

the choicest cut of roast: das feinste [o. beste] Stück Braten

2. choice iron (abusive):

choice language: deftige Sprache

choice words: beißende Kommentare

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Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

Dogs can be equally pernickety about their choice of sleeping quarters.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

A large percentage of the world's population has no choice but to survive on earnings from their own micro-enterprises.

en.wikipedia.org

With the reappropriation of pink, millennial women have turned the dictate back into a choice.

www.bloomberg.com

Mate choice is typically displayed by females, but males can be choosy as well.

en.wikipedia.org

It is the choice -- sometimes willful, sometimes unconscious, often semiconscious -- to enter an "as if" world, to act "as if" facts are not facts because they are difficult to face.

hbswk.hbs.edu