"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 13
(7) tear, increase
Kolokacji: 2
(8) indicate, signal, reveal
Kolokacji: 3
1. speak of one's desire = mówić czyjś ochota speak of one's desire
  • But she has nonetheless spoken of her desire to write a great novel.
  • It was the year in which I had first spoken aloud of my desire to go to sea.
  • How can it be wrong to speak honestly of your desire?
  • The players also spoke of their desire to show the Russians that they were the world's top hockey nation.
  • He often spoke of his desire to have the dances accessible to everyone.
  • You should not have spoken of your deepest desire to her.
  • She began speaking of the carnival and her desire to see it.
  • Davis, 46, has in the past spoken of her desire to adopt a baby.
  • Nordine often spoke of his desire to start a family.
  • In one class, she spoke of her desire to be close to nature, a sentiment he shares.
2. discuss one's desire = dyskutować czyjś ochota discuss one's desire
3. talk about one's desire = rozmawiać czyjś ochota talk about one's desire
4. question one's desire = pytanie czyjś ochota question one's desire
(11) imbue, explore
Kolokacji: 2
(12) balance, embody
Kolokacji: 2
(13) give, grant, feed, fuel, leave
Kolokacji: 5
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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