"clue" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

clue sustantivo

sustantivo + clue
Kolokacji: 4
DJ Clue • puzzle clue • context clue • crossword clue
clue + verbo
Kolokacji: 15
clue comes • clue leads • clue points • clue lies • clue suggests • ...
verbo + clue
Kolokacji: 29
provide clues • offer clues • find clues • leave clues • search for clues • hold clues • look for clues • contain clues • get a clue • ...
adjetivo + clue
Kolokacji: 58
only clue • important clue • new clue • vital clue • visual clue • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 17
(1) only, single, genetic
Kolokacji: 3
(3) new, early
Kolokacji: 2
(4) vital, critical, physical
Kolokacji: 3
(5) visual, hidden
Kolokacji: 2
(6) far, immediate
Kolokacji: 2
1. possible clue = możliwy trop possible clue
2. potential clue = potencjalny trop potential clue
3. promising clue = obiecując trop promising clue
  • The sheriff's office had one promising clue to the victim's identity: an extensive collection of tattoos on her arms, legs and torso.
  • If so, it would be one of the most promising clues that has yet been spoken of publicly by officials during the manhunt.
  • It's time consuming, but no promising clue goes untracked.
  • It was perhaps the most promising clue in the case so far.
  • Since he had been unable to obtain promising clues, he had to trust his luck from the start.
  • Another promising clue emerged from the letter, possibly the bomber's only mistake since apparently being seen in 1987.
  • But now his mind reverted to the point, and he decided it remained his most promising clue.
  • In neither case was there a promising clue to match evidence found in Soames's room.
  • "A promising clue gone west," he thought regretfully as be asked Miss Louden to continue.
  • He reached this conclusion the more readily because he could at the same time investigate another and more promising clue.
(10) subtle, cryptic, mysterious
Kolokacji: 3
(11) obvious, diagnostic
Kolokacji: 2
(12) final, definite
Kolokacji: 2
(14) false, certain, reliable, sure
Kolokacji: 4
(15) useful, helpful
Kolokacji: 2
(16) faint, vague
Kolokacji: 2
(17) intriguing, interesting
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + clue
Kolokacji: 9
for clues • of clues • with clues • to clues • from clues • ...

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