"retain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

retain verbo

retain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 192
retain control • retain power • retain ownership • retain one's name • retain one's seat • retain one's position • retain one's status • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 39
(4) name, designation
Kolokacji: 2
(5) seat, belt, capital
Kolokacji: 3
(9) memory, sense, consciousness
Kolokacji: 3
(13) water, sound, leverage, sodium
Kolokacji: 4
(15) influence, grip, support
Kolokacji: 3
(16) independence, autonomy
Kolokacji: 2
(17) heat, wall, building, warmth
Kolokacji: 4
(18) link, service, contact, weapon
Kolokacji: 4
(20) right, access, privilege
Kolokacji: 3
2. retain fluid = zatrzymaj płyn retain fluid
3. retain remnants = zachowaj resztki retain remnants
  • Her appearance is much the same: a faded ingenue retaining remnants of baby fat; a pouty post-teen-ager, more presentable than devastatingly sexual.
  • Its bark is colored pale grey or grey-green and is smooth, but sometimes retains remnants of leaf scars.
  • Even when DNA is absent, ancient remains may retain remnants of other tissue of value to science.
  • But even the best-known, such as Albufeira, retain remnants of their fishing-village past.
  • Paradoxically, Boston has retained far fewer remnants of Olmsted's original designs than New York.
  • Remarkably, the sculpture retains remnants of its original red-and-yellow paintwork.
  • He said the area, which retains remnants of its industrial past, is "one of the most interesting in the city, like SoHo was in 1990."
  • Poking about in basement cavities, the restoration team found small slivers of the original shingle, retaining remnants of color.
  • The islands, which retain remnants of forested riparian zones, are used by at least 50 species of birds including ospreys, eagles, herons.
  • Some argue that Iranian Georgians retain remnants of Christian traditions, but there is no evidence for this.
4. retain components = zachowaj składniki retain components
(28) strength, energy, momentum
Kolokacji: 3
(31) respect, affection
Kolokacji: 2
(32) Ash, deal
Kolokacji: 2
(34) crown, trophy, reputation
Kolokacji: 3
(36) design, layout
Kolokacji: 2
(37) sanity, focus, clarity
Kolokacji: 3
(38) stability, rule, restriction
Kolokacji: 3
(39) nutrient, law, provision
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + retain
Kolokacji: 16
manage to retain • allow to retain • want to retain • try to retain • help retain • ...
retain + preposición
Kolokacji: 33
retain until • retain by • retain under • retain despite • retain for • ...
retain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 23
successfully retain • largely retain • initially retain • generally retain • somehow retain • ...

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