"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
1. sharp wit = cięty dowcip sharp wit
2. sly wit = chytry dowcip sly wit
  • He was noted for his intelligence, charm, and sly wit.
  • Laughing at the cowboy's sly wit, Charlie sat beside him.
  • The dusty-toned illustrations capture the sly wit of the story.
  • The agency's original campaign has often been praised for its sly wit.
  • He is praised even by opponents for his sharp intelligence and sly wit.
  • "You are two of a kind - the same easy smiles, the same sly wit."
  • There is a sly wit but little irony in his work.
  • Despite its transparency, the music was full of sly wit.
  • Other modern dancers of the day were not without humor - Graham, for one, had a sly wit.
  • John Santefiore was a charming man with a sly dry wit, and the days flashed past.
3. subtle wit = subtelne poczucie humoru subtle wit
4. shrewd wit = sprytne poczucie humoru shrewd wit
5. incisive wit = cięty dowcip incisive wit
(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
(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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