"defensive" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defensive adjetivo

defensive + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 222
defensive end • defensive coordinator • defensive player • defensive position • defensive line • defensive lineman • defensive back • ...
verbo + defensive
Kolokacji: 5
play defensive • sound defensive • feel defensive • become defensive • grow defensive
adverbio + defensive
Kolokacji: 13
purely defensive • somewhat defensive • strictly defensive • slightly defensive • essentially defensive • ...
(1) purely, strictly
Kolokacji: 2
(2) somewhat, slightly, overly
Kolokacji: 3
1. defensive forward = obronny do przodu defensive forward
2. largely defensive = wyraźnie obronny largely defensive
  • But by April 25 his efforts had become largely defensive.
  • "A lot of what happens around the implementation legislation may be largely defensive," he said.
  • The pueblitos are thought to date to the end of the 17th century, and appear to be largely defensive in nature.
  • In a largely defensive game, the teams traded field goals in the second quarter.
  • This was largely defensive: low stock prices spawned a takeover wave.
  • There they forced three of Custer's companies to fight a largely defensive battle.
  • Without clear political direction, the army plays a largely defensive role in the war.
  • The planes fly largely defensive missions, and retaliate when fired upon from the ground.
  • Jefferson has a largely defensive role to play on the team, and is not known for scoring.
  • In fact, his list of proposals is largely defensive and incremental.
4. increasingly defensive = coraz bardziej obronny increasingly defensive
5. primarily defensive = głównie obronny primarily defensive
6. wholly defensive = całkowicie obronny wholly defensive
(4) fiercely, extremely
Kolokacji: 2
defensive + preposición
Kolokacji: 3
defensive about • defensive in • defensive of

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