select
A. -transitive verb
[+team, candidate] seleccionar
[+book, gift etcetera] escoger, elegir
·selected works
obras feminine plural escogidas
B. -adjective
[school, restaurant, club] selecto, exclusivo [tobacco, wine, audience] selecto
·a select group of people
·un grupo selecto de personas
·a very select neighbourhood
·un barrio de muy buen tono
·a select few
·una minoría privilegiada
C. -compound
·select committee -noun comité (m) de investigaciónoun