"affection" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

affection sustantivo

affection + verbo
Kolokacji: 3
Affection goes • affection grows • affection develops
verbo + affection
Kolokacji: 23
show affection • feel affection • win one's affection • express affection • return one's affection • ...
adjetivo + affection
Kolokacji: 61
great affection • deep affection • genuine affection • real affection • mutual affection • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(6) obvious, evident, palpable
Kolokacji: 3
1. maternal affection = matczyna sympatia maternal affection
2. paternal affection = ojcowska sympatia paternal affection
3. filial affection = synowska sympatia filial affection
4. fatherly affection = ojcowska sympatia fatherly affection
5. parental affection = rodzicielska sympatia parental affection
  • Childhood (if not betrayed) brings the glow of parental affection.
  • It advocates 'parental affection' but advises this must not be interpreted as sexual.
  • How could he let his son grow without even a gesture of parental affection?
  • After a study of several affected children, Silver and a colleague attributed the situation to a lack of parental affection.
  • Her father, having purchased a symbol of parental affection, had assumed it would substitute for the genuine article.
  • Shows no parental affection for either, rather trying to get them to become stronger robots.
  • To his credit he obviously had strong parental affection and a powerful concern that the child should not be totally alienated from him.
  • There is little doubt that parental affection was scant, but if that left its mark, it did as much for many generations of people.
  • Whenever there are animals in the picture, the authors write with professional assurance and parental affection.
6. motherly affection = macierzyńska sympatia motherly affection
(10) sisterly, brotherly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) lifelong, lasting, enduring
Kolokacji: 3
(12) undying, boundless
Kolokacji: 2
(13) nostalgic, wistful
Kolokacji: 2
(14) grudging, tolerant
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + affection
Kolokacji: 13
with affection • of affection • for one's affections • in affection • to affection • ...

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