"desire" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

desire sustantivo

sustantivo + desire
Kolokacji: 3
heart desire • Streetcar Desire • consumer desire
desire + verbo
Kolokacji: 42
desire leads • desire makes • desire comes • desire grows • desire causes • ...
(3) overcome, overwhelm, trump
Kolokacji: 3
1. desire overcomes = ochota pokonuje desire overcomes
2. desire overwhelms = ochota ogarnia desire overwhelms
3. desire trumps = trąby ochoty desire trumps
  • "The desire to protect open space and farmland has trumped people's concerns about housing affordability."
  • And as individuals, most of us are acutely aware that short-term desires can trump our long-term interests.
  • But the desire to own a piece of a hot company, he said, sometimes trumps that sentiment.
  • But for some shoppers, the desire for bargains trumped their fear of terrorism.
  • Why should the studio's desire to make a buck trump a parent's desire to have a nice recording of a dancing daughter?
  • Often the desire to escape to a beautiful place trumps the knowledge that you're moving to an area prone to wildfire.
  • As long as there's wiggle room, our desire for more will trump peer pressure to do less.
  • It sends a message that the desires of developers once again trump public welfare.
  • The new government says the desire for calm may trump the ideologies of clan and religion.
  • The desire for low prices trumped all other considerations.
(4) seem, begin, remain, keep
Kolokacji: 4
(5) see, know, burn
Kolokacji: 3
(6) outweigh, override
Kolokacji: 2
(7) stem, mean, express
Kolokacji: 3
(8) fade, manifest
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + desire
Kolokacji: 68
name Desire • reflect one's desire • satisfy one's desire • understand one's desire • express a desire • state one's desire • ...
adjetivo + desire
Kolokacji: 168
strong desire • sexual desire • great desire • human desire • overwhelming desire • intense desire • real desire • personal desire • ...
preposición + desire
Kolokacji: 23
of desire • to one's desire • in one's desire • for one's desire • about one's desire • ...

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