"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
(4) seem, begin, remain, keep
Kolokacji: 4
1. desire seems = ochota wydaje się desire seems
2. desire begins = ochota zaczyna się desire begins
3. desire keeps = ochota trzyma desire keeps
  • His desire for vengeance wasn't keeping Daimarz from thinking clearly.
  • Because I believe the abortion issue is a red herring for a larger, more frightening one: the desire to keep women in their place.
  • - And what better desire to keep in your heart?
  • A desire to keep her flashlight dry kept her from it.
  • Somehow that desire kept turning inward each time it began to surface.
  • Your fear and your desire are keeping you out of the garden.
  • He's my best option, and I really think his desire for profit will keep him honest.
  • This desire kept me going through college and graduate study, but I decided to become an artist instead.
  • The desire to stay alive and the hatred of Aquitaine had kept him going.
  • In your story, the baby elephant's desire for companionship keeps him alive.
4. desire remains = ochota pozostaje desire remains
(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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