prescegliere

to select

verb preh-SHEH-lyeh-reh Rare

Also means

to choose in advance

Usage Note

Prescegliere is a formal/literary synonym of scegliere with a prefix implying pre-selection or preferential choice; it appears mainly in bureaucratic or legal prose. Conjugated irregularly like scegliere; past participle prescelto. Auxiliary: avere.

Examples

"La commissione ha prescelto tre candidati."

Natural Translation

The committee selected three candidates.

Literal Translation

The committee has pre-selected three candidates.

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