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scegliere

to choose

verb SHEH-lyeh-reh Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: Latin seligere (to pick out), via Vulgar Latin *exclegere

Also means

to select

Usage Note

Scegliere is an irregular verb: past participle scelto, past absolute scelsi/scegliesti/scelse. The 'sc' before 'e/i' is pronounced 'sh'. It takes avere as its auxiliary. The derived noun is scelta (choice). Compare selezionare, which is more formal and implies a systematic selection process.

Examples

"Devi scegliere tra queste due opzioni."

Natural Translation

You must choose between these two options.

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