"opponent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

opponent sustantivo

sustantivo + opponent

Kolokacji: 28

abortion opponent • opponent of the death penalty • division opponent • conference opponent • playoff opponent • ...

opponent + verbo

Kolokacji: 158

Opponent argues • opponent says • opponent calls • opponent tries • opponent makes • opponent uses • opponent accuses • ...

verbo + opponent

Kolokacji: 81

hold opponents • defeat one's opponent • beat one's opponent • attack one's opponent • kill one's opponent • force one's opponent • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 13

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 16

(1) hold, see, meet, know, control

Kolokacji: 6

(2) defeat, kill, destroy, wear

Kolokacji: 4

(3) beat, eliminate, knock, crush, overwhelm, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(4) attack, accuse, criticize, knock, pin

Kolokacji: 5

(5) force, lead, lose, give, throw, ...

Kolokacji: 11

(6) allow, leave, take, include

Kolokacji: 4

(7) face, dominate

Kolokacji: 2

(8) fight, debate, battle

Kolokacji: 3

(9) keep, prevent, frustrate

Kolokacji: 3

(10) support, endorse, help, back

Kolokacji: 4

(11) hit, win, stop, catch, get, ...

Kolokacji: 10

(12) take, choose, limit, vote, select

Kolokacji: 5

(13) describe, draw, play, portray, arm, ...

Kolokacji: 7

(14) call, challenge, refer, say, mention

Kolokacji: 5

1. call one's opponent = dzwonić czyjś przeciwnik call one's opponent

2. challenge one's opponent = wyzwanie czyjś przeciwnik challenge one's opponent

3. refer to one's opponent = odnosić się czyjś przeciwnik refer to one's opponent

Mr. D'Amato refers to his opponent as "the little wimp" and "that plastic Bobby doll."
Mr. Sestak, who is still serving in the House, refers to his opponent as "Congressman Toomey" at every opportunity.
Referring to his opponent, he said, "And I've not once seen him."
In the broadest sense, the term covers any rhetoric in which one refers to one's opponent in an ad hominem manner.
Now he loses no opportunity to refer to his opponent as "a Florio clone."
Mr. Forrester has nevertheless continued to ridicule the maneuver, referring to his new opponent as the "Torricelli-Lautenberg machine."
"I didn't see a punch thrown in the whole series against Florida," Robinson said, referring to the Devils' first-round opponent.
Referring to his opponent exclusively as "Pops".
"He wants to argue the other side, he's a big-time lobbyist and lawyer, he can do it," Mr. Spitzer said, referring to his opponent.
Newman, of course, was referring to Bowe's next opponent.

4. say of one's opponent = mówić z czyjś przeciwnik say of one's opponent

5. mention one's opponent = wspominać czyjś przeciwnik mention one's opponent

(15) rank, distract, prompt, hurt

Kolokacji: 4

(16) punish, execute

Kolokacji: 2

adjetivo + opponent

Kolokacji: 181

political opponent • Democratic opponent • strong opponent • vocal opponent • formidable opponent • main opponent • ...

preposición + opponent

Kolokacji: 23

against opponents • by opponents • between opponents • from opponents • with opponents • ...

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