"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 • ...
(1) of, to, in, for, about, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(2) by, due, with, from, over, ...
Kolokacji: 12
2. due to one's desire = z powodu czyjś ochota due to one's desire
5. over one's desire = ponad czyjś ochota over one's desire
  • Get over your desire for power and find some integrity.
  • He was prime minister for only a few months in 1928 after clashing with the king over his desire to strictly limit royal power.
  • One major debate was over the mayor's desire to add an expensive unity tower to the new city hall.
  • The battle is over the owners' desire to put a ceiling on how much players can earn.
  • He lost a court battle with local officials over his desire to reduce the $3 million tax bill, a ruling he is appealing.
  • It was the last year of the war, and I had got over my first desire to personally whip the whole North.
  • The heart of the dispute is over the owners' desire to put a ceiling on how much players earn.
  • According to some reports the dispute was over her desire to convert to Islam.
  • They upheld an ideal of duty over the person's desire to be free.
  • For a time she assisted him with the his photography business before their marriage fell apart over her desire to pursue a career in theatre.
6. without desire = bez ochoty without desire
7. beyond desire = poza ochotą beyond desire
8. through desire = przez ochotę through desire
9. upon one's desire = na czyjś ochota upon one's desire
10. that desire = ta ochota that desire

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