"uncle" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

uncle sustantivo

sustantivo + uncle

Kolokacji: 3

uncle of the bride • uncle of the bridegroom • bachelor uncle

uncle + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 102

Uncle Sam • Uncle Tom • Uncle John • Uncle Ben • Uncle Joe • ...

uncle + verbo

Kolokacji: 61

uncle says • uncle dies • uncle takes • uncle tells • raised by one's uncle • ...

verbo + uncle

Kolokacji: 32

live with one's uncle • kill one's uncle • see one's uncle • tell one's uncle • inherit from one's uncle • ...

adjetivo + uncle

Kolokacji: 33

maternal uncle • paternal uncle • great uncle • old uncle • rich uncle • ...

frequent collocations

Kolokacji: 6

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 9

(1) maternal, paternal, eccentric, Dutch, adoptive

Kolokacji: 5

(2) great, great-great, famous, honorary, distant, ...

Kolokacji: 6

1. great uncle = wielki wuj great uncle

2. famous uncle = sławny wuj famous uncle

In this attitude, Hofmeyr was emulating his famous uncle.
Writes to his famous uncle who sends him a sheath knife.
On school breaks or weekends, the children looked forward to trips to see their famous uncle in New York.
A famous uncle was also silenced by Mr. Hussein in 1980.
Her famous uncle would later declare himself "disgusted" by her involvement in the women's movement.
While Johnson had a famous uncle in baseball as he grew up, he never boasted about the special and helpful connection.
Ralph helped raised Alice's son, who was named Berry after his famous uncle.
He served until 1789 when joined his famous uncle in the army of Habsburg Austria.
He wears the number 8 jersey which is the same number that his famous uncle wore.
As a result, Matt Norman realised that the full story of his famous uncle had never been told.

3. great-great uncle = wielki-wielki wuj great-great uncle

4. distant uncle = daleki wuj distant uncle

5. honorary uncle = honorowy wuj honorary uncle

6. drunken uncle = pijany wuj drunken uncle

(3) old, young, elderly, elder, aged

Kolokacji: 5

(4) rich, wealthy, childless, grand, indulgent

Kolokacji: 5

(5) favorite, beloved

Kolokacji: 2

(6) late, deceased, dead

Kolokacji: 3

(7) loving, Devoted, doting

Kolokacji: 3

(8) wicked, evil

Kolokacji: 2

(9) long-lost, benevolent

Kolokacji: 2

preposición + uncle

Kolokacji: 17

of one's uncle • with one's uncle • to one's uncle • from one's uncle • for one's uncle • ...

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