"encounter" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

encounter verbo

encounter + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 85
encounter problems • encounter resistance • encounter difficulties • encounter opposition • encounter people • encounter trouble • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 20
(4) obstacle, barrier, roadblock
Kolokacji: 3
(7) UFO, danger, work, adventure
Kolokacji: 4
(9) criticism, fire
Kolokacji: 2
1. encounter discrimination = dyskryminacja spotkania encounter discrimination
2. encounter prejudice = uprzedzenie spotkania encounter prejudice
3. encounter racism = rasizm spotkania encounter racism
  • It was in Alabama that she first encountered racism.
  • A1 Blacks frequently encounter racism in shops and businesses, revealing, they say, that segregation's legacy persists.
  • They moved to Walnut Creek in the 1950s, where their children attended better public schools but the family encountered considerable racism.
  • As more blacks moved north, they encountered racism where they had to battle over territory, often against ethnic Irish, who were defending their power base.
  • Now, foreign students say, they encounter hostility and racism on the streets from police officers and average citizens.
  • I have encountered racism all of my life; racism is an accepted fact.
  • Mr. Jones himself, however, has repeatedly said he did not encounter racism in the squadron.
  • He encountered racism in the extreme competition of the rough mining camps.
  • As a new judge, Higginbotham still encountered racism.
  • I knew you'd encounter racism and sexism, and maybe, in some ways, that's a good thing.
(13) ship, rock, pirate
Kolokacji: 3
(14) soldier, army
Kolokacji: 2
(16) thing, evidence, sign
Kolokacji: 3
(17) hardship, disaster
Kolokacji: 2
(18) competition, race, hurdle
Kolokacji: 3
(19) sea, dozens
Kolokacji: 2
(20) time, temperature
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + encounter
Kolokacji: 6
expect to encounter • begin encountering • avoid encountering • report encountering • keep encountering • ...
encounter + preposición
Kolokacji: 31
encounter during • encounter by • encounter in • encounter on • encounter at • ...
encounter + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 29
commonly encountered • frequently encountered • encountered before • later encounter • occasionally encounter • ...

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