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избирательный

Translation of избирательный

selective

Russian word in Latin letters: izbiratelnyy

Meaning of избирательный

Russian

Тщательно выбирающий то, что подходит.

English

careful about what or who you choose

избирательный

Pronunciation

Russian
[ɪzbʲɪˈratʲɪlʲnɨj]

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  1. She is very selective about her friends.

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    Она очень избирательна в выборе друзей.

  2. He has a selective memory when it suits him.

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    Когда ему удобно, у него избирательная память.

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What's the difference between избирательный, разборчивый, and привередливый

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разборчивый

Picky in a good sense: in food, friends, partners.

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П
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привередливый

Negative: hard to please, fussy.

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избирательный meaning: what does it mean?

careful about what or who you choose

избирательный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

избирательный is pronounced as [ɪzbʲɪˈratʲɪlʲnɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

избирательный definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She is very selective about her friends. Translation: Она очень избирательна в выборе друзей.

Is избирательный part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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