"occasion" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

occasion sustantivo

sustantivo + occasion
Kolokacji: 15
occasion of the anniversary • occasion of one's birthday • state occasion • occasion of one's visit • occasion of one's marriage • ...
occasion + verbo
Kolokacji: 16
occasion arises • occasion demands • occasion calls • occasion requires • occasion marks • ...
verbo + occasion
Kolokacji: 66
win on several occasions • play on several occasions • re-elect on several occasions • mark the occasion • wear on occasions • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(9) lose, compete
Kolokacji: 2
(10) defeat, beat, kill
Kolokacji: 3
1. defeat on that occasion = porażka przy tej sposobności defeat on that occasion
3. kill on occasions = zabij o okazjach kill on occasions
  • They are only killed on special occasions such as weddings.
  • A former girlfriend with whom he had a child has said that he threatened to kill her on numerous occasions.
  • Domestic pigs are only raised in small numbers and killed on special occasions.
  • He accused Queen Dorothy of trying to kill him on several occasions.
  • Orcas can be dangerous, and have been known to kill their attendants on rare occasions.
  • His only success was with rabbits, which he managed to kill on occasions when they stood still.
  • The female nearly killed the male on several occasions.
  • She has tried to kill me on several occasions.
  • During his travels he was imprisoned seven times, almost killed on several occasions, deported, robbed, etc.
  • She may also have killed both of her husbands and all of her children, on different occasions.
adjetivo + occasion
Kolokacji: 83
special occasion • rare occasion • separate occasion • different occasion • previous occasion • formal occasion • social occasion • ...
preposición + occasion
Kolokacji: 8
on occasions • upon occasion • of occasions • at occasions • in occasions • ...

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