"defence" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defence sustantivo

sustantivo + defence
Kolokacji: 19
air defence • title defence • self defence • defence of the city • home defence • ...
defence + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 75
Defence Force • Defence Minister • Defence Staff • defence policy • Defence Secretary • defence lawyer • Defence Ministry • ...
defence + verbo
Kolokacji: 3
defence argues • defence takes • defence rests
verbo + defence
Kolokacji: 22
play in defence • provide defence • make a defence • strengthen one's defences • organize the defence • ...
adjetivo + defence
Kolokacji: 39
coastal defence • successful defence • German defence • civil defence • strong defence • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 14
(2) successful, strong, solid
Kolokacji: 3
(4) civil, military
Kolokacji: 2
(6) national, British, local
Kolokacji: 3
1. national defence = krajowa obrona national defence
2. British defence = Brytyjska obrona British defence
  • However, they were strong enough to alter British defences.
  • The question naturally arises, what is British defence and diplomacy for now?
  • Despite their best efforts, they were unsuccessful, but the constant artillery and assaults continued to wear the British defences down further.
  • The 9.2-inch gun retained its importance in British coastal defence for more than half a century.
  • After a long struggle the British defences were overrun.
  • He is the latest senior British defence figure to link the international financial crisis to security.
  • The keystone of the British defence was the detection, command, and control which ran the battle.
  • The second "pig" also endured the strong response of British defences after being uncovered by a searchlight.
  • Only 125 reached the British defences, and only 13 of those reached the target area.
  • By evening, the Americans had made little impression on the British defences.
3. local defence = lokalna obrona local defence
(7) best, far
Kolokacji: 2
(8) natural, only, outer
Kolokacji: 3
(9) spirited, passionate
Kolokacji: 2
(10) common, public, collective
Kolokacji: 3
(11) new, forward
Kolokacji: 2
(13) Australian, Canadian
Kolokacji: 2
(14) Indian, Japanese, imperial
Kolokacji: 3
preposición + defence
Kolokacji: 16
of Defence • on defence • in defence • through the defences • for the defence • ...

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