select
adjective
selecto
EN He opened a bottle of wine, of which he kept a small and select supply in a buffet of his own.
GL Abriu unha botella de viño, do que gardaba unha pequena e selecta reserva no aparador.
Fonte: ESP (830)
transitive verb
escoller
EN Kino, in his pride and youth and strength, could remain down over two minutes without strain, so that he worked deliberately, selecting the largest shells.
GL No seu orgullo, na súa xuventude e na súa forza, Kino podía permanecer baixo a auga sen fatiga sobre dous minutos, de xeito que traballaba con coidado escollendo as cunchas máis grosas.
Fonte: PER (286)
seleccionar
EN This little boy stepped forward and carefully selected three of the coveted fragments, two of which he buried in the pocket of his knickerbockers, depositing the other as promptly in another place.
GL O rapaciño este deu un paso adiante e coidadosamente seleccionou tres dos ansiados fragmentos, dous dos cales agochou no peto dos seus bombachos, depositando axiña os outros noutro lugar.
Fonte: DAI (33)
elixir
EN And the ladies, selecting with dainty and discriminating fingers and a little greedily, all declared that Mr. Pontellier was the best husband in the world.
GL E as donas, que, elixindo con dedos finos e discriminantes e tamén certa avídez, declararon que o señor Pontellier era o mellor marido do mundo.
Fonte: ESP (171)
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