"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 • ...
(4) compete, vie, lose
Kolokacji: 3
  • Who is this usurper daring to compete with me for your affections?
  • In the 1870's, sisters from New England compete for a Texas cowboy's affections.
  • Later she discovers him selling himself to male clients and competes for his affections with the teenage daughter of one of her closest friends.
  • Jim is attracted to another student, Margaret Miller, but has to compete for her affections with Peter.
  • As time goes on, the girls compete for Quentin's affections, which he rebukes because he is engaged.
  • Woody and Buzz then aggressively compete for the attractive actress's affections.
  • In season 1, they compete for Carla's affections, and consistently insult and annoy each other throughout the series.
  • She is also Shinji's love interest, much to the irritation of Asuka, and the two find themselves competing for his affections.
  • I do not compete for my master's affections.
  • Eventually, she finds herself competing for Quentin's affections with the teen-age daughter of one of her closest friends.
2. vie for one's affection = rywalizować czyjś sympatia vie for one's affection
3. lose one's affection = przegrywać czyjś sympatia lose one's affection
adjetivo + affection
Kolokacji: 61
great affection • deep affection • genuine affection • real affection • mutual affection • ...
preposición + affection
Kolokacji: 13
with affection • of affection • for one's affections • in affection • to affection • ...

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