"wit" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

wit sustantivo

sustantivo + wit
Kolokacji: 6
rapier wit • acid wit • De Wit • Antoni Wit • trademark wit • ...
wit + verbo
Kolokacji: 4
wit makes • wit comes • wit helps • wit begins
verbo + wit
Kolokacji: 17
keep one's wits • use one's wits • lose one's wits • match wits • know for one's wit • ...
adjetivo + wit
Kolokacji: 57
quick wit • dry wit • sharp wit • sly wit • great wit • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 15
(1) quick, ready, clever, nimble
Kolokacji: 4
(2) dry, wry, ironic, droll
Kolokacji: 4
(8) verbal, slow, dim
Kolokacji: 3
(9) wicked, playful, mischievous
Kolokacji: 3
(10) lively, irreverent
Kolokacji: 2
(11) genuine, real, legendary
Kolokacji: 3
(12) natural, musical, lacerating
Kolokacji: 3
(13) razor-sharp, pointed
Kolokacji: 2
(14) savage, cynical, malicious
Kolokacji: 3
1. savage wit = bezlitosny dowcip savage wit
2. cynical wit = cyniczne poczucie humoru cynical wit
  • Seigneur de Sèvre was known for his cynical and caustic wit.
  • Her cynical wit and worldly opinions start to rattle Strether's preconceived view of the situation.
  • Peretz was crippled by a cynical wit, a submerged though very real arrogance.
  • Not an attempt at cynical wit, but the large bulk of psychology and neuroscience shows that humans are not driven by reason.
  • Personalized Typewriters During the last year, he has turned his cynical wit into whimsical pop art.
  • For years, during and after martial law, Jerzy Urban was the spokesman for the Communist Government, and was known for his cynical wit and acid tongue.
  • In a nearby gallery is "Gigantic Fun," the Chapmans's post-post-modern take on Goya, an approach in which serious matters cannot be considered except through a screen of cynical wit.
  • Kojak was stubborn and tenacious in his investigation of crimes-and also displayed a dark, cynical wit, along with a tendency to bend the rules if it brought a criminal to justice.
  • All this ought to be gross nonsense but Jeff Lindsay's cynical wit makes it fly.
  • His feelings are usually expressed publicly through his cynical wit.
3. malicious wit = złośliwy dowcip malicious wit
(15) delicate, brittle
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + wit
Kolokacji: 12
to wit • of wit • with wit • for one's wit • out of one's wits • ...

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