"thief" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

thief sustantivo

sustantivo + thief
Kolokacji: 26
car thief • jewel thief • horse thief • identity thief • master thief • ...
thief + verbo
Kolokacji: 48
thief steals • thief takes • thief breaks • thief uses • thief gets • ...
verbo + thief
Kolokacji: 13
catch a thief • stop thieves • deter thieves • chase thieves • prevent thieves • ...
adjetivo + thief
Kolokacji: 30
petty thief • common thief • professional thief • little thief • young thief • ...
(2) common, bold, casual, local
Kolokacji: 4
1. professional thief = zawodowy złodziej professional thief
2. would-be thief = niedoszły złodziej would-be thief
3. old thief = stary złodziej old thief
  • How much do rich men have to spend on temples, old thief?
  • Or so said the old thief who raised me.
  • The old thief next to him is chairman of the judiciary committee.
  • But don't try to teach an old thief to steal.
  • Most are thieves and drug offenders 18 to 21 years old.
  • "Let the kid go and we'll forget we ever saw you," I said, pretending not to hear the old thief slipping up behind me.
  • "And what did the old thief have to say?"
  • Holly fell into step with the old thief, dipped his pace.
  • We know how determined the old thief is to get Oliver back.
  • True, the man had managed a fair defense of the old thief, but in the end, he had lost.
4. accomplished thief = znakomity złodziej accomplished thief
5. skilled thief = zręczny złodziej skilled thief
6. experienced thief = doświadczony złodziej experienced thief
(5) real, potential, actual
Kolokacji: 3
(6) notorious, fellow, known
Kolokacji: 3
(7) murderous, bloody
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + thief
Kolokacji: 11
of thieves • for thieves • with thieves • to thieves • from thieves • ...

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