"metre" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

metre sustantivo

sustantivo + metre
Kolokacji: 3
metre of water • sq metre • metre of space
metre + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 22
metres event • metres hurdle • metre freestyle • metres competition • metre class • ...
verbo + metre
Kolokacji: 32
metre achieved • specialize in the metres • compete in the metres • win several metres • win in the metres • grow to several metres • ...
(1) achieve, win, reach, exceed
Kolokacji: 6
(3) compete, contest
Kolokacji: 2
(4) measure, stand, estimate
Kolokacji: 5
1. metre is held = metr odbywa się metre is held
3. cover several metres = przykryj kilka metrów cover several metres
5. extend to several metres = przedłuż do kilku metrów extend to several metres
6. metre is used = metr jest używany metre is used
  • Almost 4.4 million cubic metres of concrete was used.
  • Common metre is often used in hymns, like this one by John Newton.
  • The 130 metre by 100 metre platform would be used for the next five years until the new stadium is completed.
  • In total, 25 metres of gold wire was used to form the torc.
  • A giant 8 x 20 metre black cloth was used to cover the front of the police headquarters.
  • The last 600 metres were used in the opposite direction for the first time in 1977.
  • Seven million cubic metres of earth were used for the filling of this tidal swamp.
  • Over 7 million bricks and 12,338 cubic metres of stone were used in construction.
  • Over 60,000 cubic metres of concrete were used.
  • Occasionally the metre per hour is used for slow-moving objects like snails.
7. run over several metres = przejechany po kilku metrach run over several metres
8. run in the metres = dotrzeć metry run in the metres
9. cut to several metres = cięcie do kilku metrów cut to several metres
10. throw several metres = rzuć kilkoma metrami throw several metres
(6) set, situate
Kolokacji: 3
adjetivo + metre
Kolokacji: 5
square metre • cubic metre • tall metre • high metre • wide metre
preposición + metre
Kolokacji: 19
of several metres • to several metres • at several metres • about several metres • over several metres • ...

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