"costly" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

costly adjetivo

costly + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 119
costly mistake • costly war • costly battle • costly program • costly process • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 28
(10) disaster, problem, distraction
Kolokacji: 3
(13) delay, disruption
Kolokacji: 2
(14) treatment, drug, intervention
Kolokacji: 3
(16) penalty, incentive, benefit
Kolokacji: 3
(17) gift, acquisition, subsidy
Kolokacji: 3
1. costly equipment = kosztowne wyposażenie costly equipment
2. costly material = kosztowny materiał costly material
3. costly fabric = kosztowny materiał costly fabric
4. costly robe = kosztowna szata costly robe
  • The Traders had worn their costliest robes, which was only proper.
  • Santino, in a costly new robe of black velvet, ah, such a violation of our strict rubrics, came forward to kiss me on either cheek.
  • He wore a costly robe buttoned with sapphires, the high cut of the hem and sleeves showing his legs and arms to good advantage.
  • Mara had to suppress a laugh; his costly robes and headdress were obviously heavy and uncomfortable.
  • He wore a costly gold-striped robe, gem-weighted belt, soft kidskin house slippers.
  • He was sometimes like a priest in costly yellow robes, and sometimes like an azure-bearded king.
  • They shall take to the princess a costly robe and a golden crown, and pray for her protection.
  • They favor rich, costly robes studded with gems and trimmed with furs.
  • The several hundred attendants wore costly robes, even the humblest among them; the Queen of Egypt was determined to make an impression.
  • The Secretary started up, and stood crushing his costly robe in his hand.
5. costly duplication = kosztowne skopiowanie costly duplication
(19) measure, step, weapon
Kolokacji: 3
(20) hurricane, tornado
Kolokacji: 2
(21) strike, assault, storm
Kolokacji: 3
(22) solution, method
Kolokacji: 2
(23) trial, experiment
Kolokacji: 2
(24) affair, race
Kolokacji: 2
(26) bureaucracy, machine
Kolokacji: 2
(27) dispute, jewel, gem
Kolokacji: 3
(28) import, consequence
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + costly
Kolokacji: 4
prove costly • become costly • grow costly • consider costly
adverbio + costly
Kolokacji: 19
most costly • extremely costly • potentially costly • far more costly • increasingly costly • ...
costly + preposición
Kolokacji: 3
costly for • costly to • costly in

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