"ugly" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

ugly adjetivo

ugly + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 153

ugly face • ugly thing • ugly head • ugly duckling • ugly man • ugly woman • ugly building • ...

verbo + ugly

Kolokacji: 9

turn ugly • look ugly • grow ugly • win ugly • feel ugly • ...

Kolokacji: 2

Grup znaczeniowych: 2

(1) turn, grow, win, get, become

Kolokacji: 5

1. turn ugly = obracać się brzydki turn ugly

2. grow ugly = stój się brzydki grow ugly

3. win ugly = wygrywać brzydki win ugly

4. get ugly = stój się brzydki get ugly

5. become ugly = brzydnij become ugly

"It was a dangerous situation that without police action could have become ugly," he said.
The feud between the two men has become extremely personal and ugly.
It seemed they had become less ugly and violent over the centuries, and this led inevitably to a diminution of their power.
It sort of looked that way, with the game becoming ugly before it ever got old.
The outdoor running did create one problem which could have become ugly had not Luton taken stern steps.
She is now washing dishes for a prince of Transylvania, and has become ugly.
She tried to draw him on into a conversation; but he was short and taciturn at first, finally becoming ugly.
It led to a misunderstanding that might have become ugly.
"Fears about becoming fat or old or ugly can be played out in hilarious and possibly therapeutic ways."
She became ugly, zesht, her eyes turning small, the flesh between them deeply creased.

(2) look, feel, sound, consider

Kolokacji: 4

adverbio + ugly

Kolokacji: 18

pretty ugly • particularly ugly • extremely ugly • hideously ugly • downright ugly • ...

ugly + preposición

Kolokacji: 5

ugly in • ugly with • ugly for • ugly to • ugly of

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