"protective" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

protective adjetivo

protective + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 181

protective clothing • protective custody • protective gear • Protective Service • protective measure • protective layer • ...

adverbio + protective

Kolokacji: 7

fiercely protective • extremely protective • overly protective • highly protective • oddly protective • ...

protective + preposición

Kolokacji: 5

protective of • protective against • protective towards • protective toward • protective in

Kolokacji: 1

Grup znaczeniowych: 1

(1) of, against, towards, toward, in

Kolokacji: 5

1. protective of = ochronny z protective of

2. protective against = ochronny przeciwko protective against

3. protective towards = ochronny w kierunku protective towards

But later on, I started being very protective towards her.
It wasn't simply that he felt protective towards him.
She felt protective towards him, like a mother almost, for he seemed once again so young and untried.
It came as something of a shock to realise that she was actually beginning to feel protective towards him.
After all, weren't mothers supposed to be overly protective towards their daughters?
She felt protective towards him and he sensed her warmth.
He didn't quite know why, but he was beginning to like Henry, even to feel protective towards him.
They were an elderly and well-meaning couple who appeared very protective towards her.
'This is a pretty powerful car,' Jim said, protective towards his baby.
As Martha raised her eyes to his, he felt suddenly protective towards her.

4. protective toward = ochronny w kierunku protective toward

5. protective in = ochronny w protective in

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