"smooth" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

smooth adjetivo

smooth + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 217
smooth surface • smooth skin • smooth transition • smooth muscle • smooth ride • smooth stone • smooth motion • smooth face • ...
verbo + smooth
Kolokacji: 14
feel smooth • look smooth • go smooth • run smooth • wear smooth • ...
(1) feel, look, lay, sound
Kolokacji: 4
1. go smooth = przejdź gładki go smooth
2. run smooth = bieg gładki run smooth
3. wear smooth = nosić gładki wear smooth
  • "It will be once again," said Toli as they moved along the quiet streets, over stones worn smooth with time.
  • The hands were painful now and he glanced down to see the skin pink, not quite raw, but worn smooth by the rope slipping.
  • Then, almost all at once, the serrated edge of the knife wore smooth and dull.
  • The statue's arms had fallen or been broken off long ago; the stumps worn smooth by the wind and sand.
  • The beach was composed largely of small stones worn smooth by the action of water.
  • The floor was made of flagstones worn smooth over centuries, and the air inside was cool.
  • High peaks are crested with boulders worn smooth by the weather.
  • By now the hacksaw blades were worn almost smooth, but life hung in the balance and he worked on.
  • The floor was made from bricks worn smooth, with a gutter going to an ornamental central drain.
  • The beach has lots of small pieces of glass on it, worn smooth by the rocks and waves.
4. grow smooth = stój się gładki grow smooth
5. become smooth = stój się gładki become smooth
6. make smooth = uczyń gładki make smooth
(3) rub, sand, polish, shave
Kolokacji: 4
adverbio + smooth
Kolokacji: 27
relatively smooth • perfectly smooth • fairly smooth • completely smooth • generally smooth • ...
smooth + preposición
Kolokacji: 8
smooth with • smooth in • smooth to • smooth for • smooth on • ...

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