"affect" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- "I have my scruples, dear," she replied, affecting a prim manner.
- He was a dandy until his mid-20's, when he affected a manner of dress that never wavered in the 65 years I knew him.
- Many Senators affect, or prefer, a democratic manner, and are known to staff members by first names.
- So he tried to affect a cheery manner; but in his heart was a black resolve that she should yet pay for this.
- He was a haughty beanpole who dressed with great elegance and affected a foppish manner.
- He still carried himself in an erect, military fashion, and affected a severe manner.
- Briefly, she looked hurt, but tried to affect a sultry manner with him.
- He often affects a bemused manner with his comrades, enjoying his time spent with "little people."
- The book affects a tough, down-to-earth manner: the blue-collar guide to hammering stories together.
- Everybody aboard was trying to affect a casual manner that had to be outrageously faked.
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