"length" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

length sustantivo

sustantivo + length
Kolokacji: 118
body length • shell length • length of several km • length of several cm • length of several mm • length of one's arm • ...
length + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 27
length album • length scale • feature length film • length studio album • feature length documentary • ...
length + verbo
Kolokacji: 31
length varies • length depends • length makes • length ranges • length increases • ...
verbo + length
Kolokacji: 59
win by several lengths • hold at one's length • keep at one's length • give a length • vary in length • extend the length • ...
(4) beat, defeat
Kolokacji: 3
(5) determine, base, see, pick
Kolokacji: 4
1. show length = długość widowiska show length
2. explain at length = wyjaśnij bardzo długo explain at length
  • Birgitte had explained about them, bitterly and at great length.
  • Explain it at greater length in a paragraph or two.
  • This shows how necessary it is that any new view should be explained at considerable length in order to arouse public attention.
  • Sergio then explains to me at great length what he calls the 'Colombian mentality'.
  • In the first cantos the wind was a metaphor explained at full length.
  • Most women would wish to explain at great length just exactly what their feelings were.
  • Of course, she was not terribly bright, and some jobs had to be explained to her at great length before she got the point.
  • It was important, Joe explained at great length, that they should not forget themselves.
  • I explained it to him at great length and drew diagrams on the tablecloth.
  • Since the immediate danger appears to be over, I can explain at somewhat greater length.
3. record one's length = zapis czyjś długość record one's length
4. write at length = napisz bardzo długo write at length
5. describe at length = opisz bardzo długo describe at length
(7) discuss, talk
Kolokacji: 2
(8) lay, list, lose
Kolokacji: 3
adjetivo + length
Kolokacji: 139
entire length • great length • total length • full length • short length • average length • overall length • focal length • ...
preposición + length
Kolokacji: 21
in length • at one's length • throughout one's length • within one's length • to lengths • ...

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