"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 • ...
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 • ...
8. despite one's desire = pomimo czyjś ochota despite one's desire
9. because of one's desire = z powodu czyjś ochota because of one's desire
10. at one's desire = przy czyjś ochota at one's desire
11. against one's desire = przeciwko czyjś ochota against one's desire
  • "I think we each did something that cut against our desire back there," he said.
  • She armed herself against her own painful desire and concentrated on responding to his words.
  • But the egos of most managers work against their desire for deception.
  • But he dismissed the idea, thinking perhaps that it could work against his real desire.
  • I hoped she might have been forced into it, against her own desire and recollection.
  • Thus, it is necessary to align the individual against his desire not to conform.
  • Even Roman security is not proof against 1 man's desire to look at naked women.
  • As the ten minutes passed, Delmuth fought against his previous desire to begin a search.
  • He stood quite still and fought against his desire to flee.
  • It went against his usual desire to learn everything possible despite the risks.
13. due to one's desire = z powodu czyjś ochota due to one's desire
16. over one's desire = ponad czyjś ochota over one's desire

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