"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
3. subtle wit = subtelne poczucie humoru subtle wit
  • Thus did this slave girl by her subtle wit make a clean end of all, noiselessly and unknown even to the dwellers in the house.
  • High-style British comedy, that beacon of subtle wit and impudent grace, has been in a slump lately.
  • Her work is characterized by a subtle wit, an unflagging sympathy for her characters, and a sphinx-like reticence.
  • In that book, as in her short stories, Casey distinguished herself as a writer of extraordinary and subtle wit.
  • The two guards moved for the first time, exchanging glances in appreciation of their lord's subtle wit.
  • He was surprised to discover he enjoyed young Reggie's subtle but sharp wit.
  • He had a quiet, subtle wit and a calm manner that made any situation more agreeable.
  • Your quick tongue and subtle wit?
  • Perhaps one must see a "critical mass" of Mr. Rabb's work to catch his subtle and engaging wit.
  • Although "How War Came" has moments of subtle wit, it is not light reading, no flashy survey suitable for a television documentary.
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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