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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdifficile
Pronunciation / Transliteration: di.fi.sil
"Il est très difficile sur la nourriture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to be extremely careful and hard to please when making selections; fussy or finicky.
"She is very choosy about the restaurants she agrees to dine in." - 2
Characterized by meticulous discrimination or selectivity in accepting things.
"Publishers can afford to be choosy when selecting manuscripts for publication."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'choose' combined with the adjective-forming suffix '-y'. The root 'choose' traces back to Old English 'cēosan' (Proto-Germanic *keusanaŋ), meaning to select or pick out. The diminutive or qualifying suffix '-y' developed in Middle to Modern English to form descriptive adjectives indicating a tendency or quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Choosy" is said worldwide
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difficile
Transliteration: di.fi.sil
"Il est très difficile sur la nourriture."
wählerisch
Transliteration: ˈvɛːlərɪʃ
"Kinder sind oft wählerisch beim Essen."
schizzinoso
Transliteration: skit.tziˈno.zo
"Non essere così schizzinoso riguardo ai vestiti."
exigente
Transliteration: eksiˈxente
"Ella es muy exigente con sus amigos."
exigente
Transliteration: e.ziˈʒẽ.tʃi
"Ele é muito exigente na escolha dos livros."
नखरेबाज़
Transliteration: nakharebaz
"वह खाने के मामले में बहुत नखरेबाज़ है।"
挑剔
Transliteration: tiāotì
"他对食物非常挑剔。"
까다로운
Transliteration: kkadaroun
"그는 음식에 대해 아주 까다롭다."
好き嫌いが激しい
Transliteration: sukikirai ga hageshii
"彼女は食べ物の好き嫌いが激しい。"
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