"weaken" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

weaken verbo

weaken + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 33

weaken one's position • weaken one's ability • weaken the system • weaken the power • weaken bones • ...

Kolokacji: 4

Grup znaczeniowych: 9

Kolokacji: 7

Kolokacji: 6

(3) system, muscle

Kolokacji: 2

(4) bone, case, argument

Kolokacji: 3

1. weaken bones = osłab kości weaken bones

2. weaken one's case = osłabiać czyjś przypadek weaken one's case

Differences between crack and heroin further weaken the legalizers' case.
If you don't, you'll weaken your case for compensation later.
These, they argued, tended to make other people's work less interesting and responsible (which also weakened their case for higher pay).
Once they were disposed of, there would be nothing to weaken his case.
The fact that you left it so long weakens your case.
They wouldn't do anything that would weaken their case in front of a jury.
Therefore, you can see how much you're weakening your case by putting on an act like that.
"You want me to say something that will weaken my case," said Carlotta.
But this weakens the child's case by waving a red flag at the court.
The black colleges are fighting the merger; yesterday's decision could weaken their case.

3. weaken one's argument = osłabiać czyjś argument weaken one's argument

(5) resolve, NATO

Kolokacji: 2

Kolokacji: 5

(7) defense, institution

Kolokacji: 2

(8) control, standard, regulation

Kolokacji: 3

(9) Russia, Iraq, Empire

Kolokacji: 3

verbo + weaken

Kolokacji: 6

begin to weaken • continue to weaken • begin weakening • cause to weaken • help weaken • ...

weaken + preposición

Kolokacji: 21

weakened by • weaken in • weaken with • weaken to • weaken over • ...

weaken + adjetivo/adverbio

Kolokacji: 45

further weaken • severely weakened • greatly weakened • rapidly weaken • significantly weaken • ...

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