"hint" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

hint sustantivo

sustantivo + hint

Kolokacji: 5

hint of a veto • hint of a smile • household hint • hint of one's presence • hint of one's thoughts

hint + verbo

Kolokacji: 12

hint comes • Veto hint says • hint appears • hint touches • hint makes • ...

verbo + hint

Kolokacji: 20

drop hints • provide hints • find hints • give a hint • offer a hint • contain hints • take the hint • ...

adjetivo + hint

Kolokacji: 40

slight hint • faint hint • only hint • strong hint • subtle hint • mere hint • helpful hint • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 10

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 13

(1) slight, little, small, tiny, early

Kolokacji: 5

(2) faint, vague, dark

Kolokacji: 3

(3) only, valuable, heavy, disturbing, big

Kolokacji: 5

(4) strong, occasional

Kolokacji: 2

(5) subtle, not-so-subtle, ominous

Kolokacji: 3

(6) mere, bare, tantalizing, intriguing

Kolokacji: 4

(7) helpful, useful, practical

Kolokacji: 3

(8) broad, clear, definite, unsubtle

Kolokacji: 4

1. broad hint = wyraźna aluzja broad hint

2. clear hint = jasna aluzja clear hint

3. definite hint = zdecydowana aluzja definite hint

4. unsubtle hint = unsubtle aluzja unsubtle hint

I took her unsubtle hint and backed out into the passageway.
But the industry keeps giving me unsubtle hints that it is.
He had sent his wife an e-mail message with an unsubtle hint: "The Godfather DVD set is coming out.
But what were these unsubtle hints about?
Mullett kept dropping unsubtle little hints about Frost's own retirement.
Taking that as the unsubtle hint it was meant to be, she picked up the volume and began to read aloud, as usual.
The Popovs tried to pump him for information about his businesses and made unsubtle hints about forming partnerships.
Over in the music room, you can find the rock star kids whose parents seem to be intent on giving their kids an unsubtle hint about future career expectations.
In the windows here were unsubtle hints as to the nature of the wares within.
Drink beer, but not Flying Horse, with its unsubtle hints of dirty ashtray on the nose.

(9) gentle, oblique, pointed

Kolokacji: 3

(10) far, brief

Kolokacji: 2

(11) sly, handy

Kolokacji: 2

(12) obvious, unmistakable

Kolokacji: 2

(13) cryptic, mysterious

Kolokacji: 2

preposición + hint

Kolokacji: 10

for hints • of hints • without a hint • with a hint • to hints • ...

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