"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 • ...
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 • ...
1. name Desire = imię Ochota name Desire
2. reflect one's desire = odzwierciedlać czyjś ochota reflect one's desire
4. understand one's desire = rozumieć czyjś ochota understand one's desire
6. state one's desire = stan czyjś ochota state one's desire
7. share one's desire = dzielić czyjś ochota share one's desire
8. tear between one's desire = drzeć pośrodku czyjś ochota tear between one's desire
  • In the hall, she paused at the bottom of the stairs, torn between her desire to escape and good manners.
  • Yori says that he is torn between his desire to protect this relationship and wanting to destroy the sin of it.
  • Corbett heard her out, torn between his desire to sleep and excitement at what he had discovered.
  • I thought, torn between my desire to take her out to lunch for a heart-to-heart and my need to slap some sense into the woman.
  • She is torn between her desire to learn the truth about him, and the idea of helping him create his new life.
  • Prince Dutiful looked torn between a boy's desire to make things happen and a monarch's need to consider all decisions carefully.
  • Danny is also torn between his desire for a singing career and the temptation to join a street gang.
  • Both men appear torn between their desire for higher wisdom and their eagerness to see.
  • Victoria is a complex person, torn between her nobility and her desire for freedom.
  • All he could do was nod, torn between his desire to know more about his past-every-thing possible, as a matter of fact.
13. lose one's desire = przegrywać czyjś ochota lose one's desire
15. see one's desire = widzieć czyjś ochota see one's desire
16. know one's desire = wiedzieć czyjś ochota know one's desire
17. speak of one's desire = mówić czyjś ochota speak of 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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