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"desirable" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

desirable adjetivo

desirable + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 59
desirable place • desirable property • desirable woman • desirable location • desirable trait • ...
frequent collocations
Kolokacji: 6
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(1) place, woman, location, job, spot, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(2) property, trait, quality, attribute, level, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(3) feature, characteristic, aspect
Kolokacji: 3
(4) area, neighborhood, item, element, addition, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(5) thing, goal, end, destination, address, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(6) outcome, result, effect, change, consequence
Kolokacji: 5
(7) alternative, option, assignment
Kolokacji: 3
1. desirable alternative = słuszna alternatywa desirable alternative
2. desirable option = pożądana opcja desirable option
3. desirable assignment = pożądany przydział desirable assignment
  • Possible acts of coercion are less desirable assignments, exclusion from certain activities, a job performance appraisal or transferring a person.
  • It was not a particularly hard sell, since the committee is a highly desirable assignment, and indeed some senators were happy to do a favor for the Republican leader.
  • The most desirable assignments include a Saturday or Sunday as one of the two regular, consecutive days off.
  • The 83rd precinct was not exactly a desirable assignment in 1977.
  • In the aftermath, Sharky is demoted to vice-squad, which is considered the least desirable assignment in the police department.
  • Few become fighter pilots (considered by many to be the most desirable assignment), while the remainder learn to fly helicopters, transport aircraft, or train as navigators.
  • The maternal wall is when women receive less desirable assignments and less opportunities for advancement after they have a child.
  • As a beginner, Mr. Green got the messier, less desirable assignments.
  • The maternal wall is experienced in the less desirable assignments given to the returning mothers.
  • Mr. Deutch had earlier declined the intelligence job, which has turned into one of the least desirable high-level assignments in Washington because of the agency's recent problems.
(8) plant, candidate
Kolokacji: 2
(9) one, mate
Kolokacji: 2
(10) product, commodity, weight, housing, good
Kolokacji: 5
(11) form, species, flavor
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + desirable
Kolokacji: 5
consider desirable • deem desirable • find desirable • become desirable • think desirable
adverbio + desirable
Kolokacji: 16
most desirable • highly desirable • particularly desirable • socially desirable • extremely desirable • ...
desirable + preposición
Kolokacji: 5
desirable for • desirable in • desirable to • desirable of • desirable from

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