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hand-pick

Translation

v [t]
escoger
seleccionar cuidadosamente
The boss hand-picked a candidate for the new post
El jefe seleccionó cuidadosamente al candidato para el nuevo puesto
(Definition of hand-pick v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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