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Meaning of Selective in Portuguese :

selective

1

seletiva

ADJ
Synonyms: selectively, picky
  • Admission is extremely selective. A admissão é extremamente seletiva.
  • How selective could this memory wipe be? O quão seletiva esta limpeza de memória poderia ser?
  • We need a selective sample! Precisamos de uma amostra seletiva!
  • And they want to do a selective implantation. E querem uma implantação seletiva, querem um bebezinho.
  • I was very selective. Eu era muito seletiva.
  • Selective breeding, do you think? Reprodução seletiva, talvez?
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More meaning of Selective

1. Picky

picky

I)

exigente

ADJ
Synonyms: demanding, fussy, choosy, discerning, exacting, fastidious
  • She is picky about food. Ela é exigente com comida.
  • Her mother wasn't nearly so picky. A mãe não era nada tão exigente.
  • I got a friend but she is too picky. Tenho um amigo, mas ela é muito exigente.
  • You getting picky now? Está ficando exigente agora?
  • The man was picky. O cara era exigente.
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II)

esquisitos

ADJ
Synonyms: weird, freaks, weirdos, freaky
  • ... how can you be picky? ... como vocês podem ser esquisitos?
  • We're not picky here at this table. Nesta mesa não somos esquisitos.
  • ... the parents of the five picky eaters? ... aos pais dos 5 esquisitos com a comida?
  • - They're picky about members, but... - Os membros são esquisitos, mas ...
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III)

picuinhas

ADJ
Synonyms: nitpicking
  • She says you're too picky and choosy. Diz que és picuinhas e exigente.
  • Her mother wasn't nearly so picky. A mãe dela não era tão picuinhas.
  • ... my friend, is to not be picky. ... meu amigo, é não ser picuinhas.
  • Well, if you want to be picky. Se quer ser picuinhas.
  • ... , cos they're picky here. ... até lá, porque eles aqui são mesmo picuinhas.
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IV)

implicante

ADJ
  • I don't want to seem picky, but that's across ... Não quero ser implicante, mas fica do outro lado da ...
  • And, not to be picky, but it was " ... E sem querer ser implicante, mas era " ...
  • - Don't be so picky. - Não seja tão implicante.
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V)

seletiva

ADJ
Synonyms: selective, selectively
  • A smallpox epidemic is not picky. A epidemia de varíola não é seletiva.
  • ... I really can't afford to be very picky. ... não posso ser muito seletiva, sabe?
VI)

meticulosos

ADJ
Synonyms: meticulous
  • have to get too picky. temos de ser demasiado meticulosos.
VII)

mesquinha

ADJ
Synonyms: petty, stingy, ungenerous, shabbily, pinching
  • Picky, picky, picky. Mesquinha, mesquinha, mesquinha.
  • Picky, picky, picky. Mesquinha, mesquinha, mesquinha.
  • Picky, picky, picky. Mesquinha, mesquinha, mesquinha.
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