"touch" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

touch verbo

touch + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 91
touch base • touch one's arm • touch one's hand • touch one's shoulder • touch one's face • touch one's cheek • touch one's lips • ...
verbo + touch
Kolokacji: 19
allowed to touch • want to touch • try to touch • avoid touching • seem to touch • ...
touch + preposición
Kolokacji: 48
touch down • touch upon • touch off • touch up • touched by • ...
touch + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 52
barely touch • lightly touch • gently touch • actually touch • hardly touch • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 11
(1) barely, hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 3
(2) lightly, gently, softly
Kolokacji: 3
(4) deeply, profoundly
Kolokacji: 2
(6) directly, indirectly, easily
Kolokacji: 3
(8) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2
(9) occasionally, frequently
Kolokacji: 2
1. occasionally touch = od czasu do czasu dotknięcie occasionally touch
2. frequently touch = często dotknięcie frequently touch
  • Adrian E. Cristobal (February 20, 1932 - December 22, 2007) was a Filipino writer who frequently touched on political and historical themes.
  • The route parallels these two great bodies of water, frequently touching on the shoreline or affording glimpses from distant promontories.
  • They talked until very late, their hands frequently touching across the table.
  • Our good fortune prevailed, however; and although he frequently touched it as the vessel rolled, he never pressed against it sufficiently to bring about a discovery.
  • Finalists must pass a drug test and answer an array of sensitive questions, which frequently touch on the "family values" theme that permeates Wal-Mart's corporate philosophy.
  • Articles frequently touch upon the rise of independent political spending, the demise of self-funded candidates, and the increase in federal lobbying.
  • Hammer's face was thin and he frequently touched it with his fingers-a sort of groping gesture as if he were looking for something he had lost.
  • The short stories that complete the volume are shadowy, unsettling sketches, frequently touching upon death or abuse.
  • As Qwilleran walked up West Beach Road with his totebag he frequently touched his moustache; his curiosity about Noisette was turning into suspicion.
  • When Haitian men discuss serious matters, they tend to sit very close to one another and frequently touch each other's arms.
(10) inappropriately, improperly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) oddly, strangely
Kolokacji: 2

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