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"slightly" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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verbo + slightly
Kolokacji: 389
rise slightly • smile slightly • differ slightly • move slightly • increase slightly • bow slightly • vary slightly • fall slightly • ...
frequent collocations
Kolokacji: 74
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 58
(1) rise, grow, go, flare, round, ...
Kolokacji: 12
(2) smile, frown, grin, grimace, squint, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(3) differ, vary, know, deviate, bristle, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(4) move, lower, swing, affect, rearrange, ...
Kolokacji: 13
(5) increase, modify, alter, improve, build, change, reduce, widen, ...
Kolokacji: 43
(6) bow, curve, stoop, bend, hunch, ...
Kolokacji: 9
(7) fall, relax, drop, decrease, slow, ...
Kolokacji: 14
(8) tremble, shiver, wince, shudder, recoil, ...
Kolokacji: 26
(9) shift, lean, sway, shake, rock, ...
Kolokacji: 17
(10) raise, favor, advance, upgrade, elevate
Kolokacji: 5
(11) nod, shrug, gesture
Kolokacji: 3
(12) wound, injure, hurt, offend, shock, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(13) decline, dip, sink, slump, dim, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(14) turn, twist, flex, distort, tense, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(15) damage, mar, erode, taint
Kolokacji: 4
(16) part, narrow, adjust, crack, leave, ...
Kolokacji: 16
(17) flush, blush, color, redden, pale, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(18) lift, overlap, furrow, crease, wrinkle, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(19) open, cough, edge, give, spread, ...
Kolokacji: 10
(20) ease, mollify, relieve, reassure
Kolokacji: 4
(21) soften, muffle, relent, dampen, dull, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(22) stand, hang, sit, lie, remain, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(23) twitch, pull, take, jerk, tear, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(24) limp, bowlegged
Kolokacji: 2
(25) slip, stumble, slide, misjudge
Kolokacji: 4
(26) exceed, overwhelm, surpass, outperform
Kolokacji: 4
(27) quiver, waver, weave, flicker, flutter, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(28) curl, rotate, quirk, wave, spin
Kolokacji: 5
(29) offset, redesign, restyle
Kolokacji: 3
(30) recover, rally
Kolokacji: 2
(31) look, seem, feel, appear, shimmer, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(32) protrude, bulge, start, taper, point, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(33) revise, rewrite
Kolokacji: 2
(34) daze, beat, baffle
Kolokacji: 3
(35) delay, vibrate, hesitate, pause, hover
Kolokacji: 5
(36) run, bleed, thaw
Kolokacji: 3
(37) sag, droop, wilt, slouch
Kolokacji: 4
(38) roll, drift, step, lag, set, ...
Kolokacji: 11
(39) outnumber, average
Kolokacji: 2
(40) slur, falter, quaver, stammer, sound, ...
Kolokacji: 8
(41) pant, groan, moan, puff, gasp, ...
Kolokacji: 7
(42) darken, tarnish, roughen, stain
Kolokacji: 4
(43) exaggerate, overdo, magnify, overstate
Kolokacji: 4
(44) recede, retreat, lose, ebb
Kolokacji: 4
1. recede slightly = oddal się nieznacznie recede slightly
2. retreat slightly = wycofanie się nieznacznie retreat slightly
  • Brazilian stocks retreated slightly today, as investors locked in gains.
  • Treasury bill rates, which have moved sharply higher in recent days, retreated slightly yesterday.
  • Gold prices retreated slightly after hitting the highest levels in nearly three years.
  • In the quarter ended Friday, the stock market retreated slightly.
  • The speaker retreated slightly upon the stage, as a matador of old might retreat.
  • Cardinal shares touched a 52-week high before retreating slightly, ending up 5 percent, or $3.25, at $65.5625.
  • The Seahawk descended, retreating slightly to put the ground forces between them and the mouth of the station.
  • Cattle futures retreated slightly in sympathy with the pork price movement.
  • To Eddie's surprise, it appeared to retreat slightly as he entered.
  • His black hair, disordered now, curled down on a high forehead from which it was already beginning to retreat slightly.
3. slightly lost = nieznacznie przegrać slightly lost
4. ebb slightly = odpływ nieznacznie ebb slightly
(45) creak, squeak
Kolokacji: 2
(46) smell, sniff
Kolokacji: 2
(47) distract, fluster, unhinge, deflect, perturb, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(48) spoil, cross
Kolokacji: 2
(49) buckle, pucker, crumple
Kolokacji: 3
(50) echo, resemble
Kolokacji: 2
(51) char, overcook, singe, brown, scorch
Kolokacji: 5
(52) swivel, backtrack
Kolokacji: 2
(53) alarm, intimidate, acquaint, update
Kolokacji: 4
(54) laugh, chuckle, giggle
Kolokacji: 3
(55) miffed, annoy
Kolokacji: 2
(56) wheeze, snore
Kolokacji: 2
(57) tingle, intoxicate
Kolokacji: 2
(58) detuned
Kolokacji: 1
slightly + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 420
slightly different • slightly higher • slightly larger • slightly lower • slightly better • slightly smaller • slightly shorter • slightly older • ...

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