"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. acerbic wit = opryskliwy dowcip acerbic wit
2. caustic wit = zjadliwe poczucie humoru caustic wit
3. self-deprecating wit = nazbyt skromne poczucie humoru self-deprecating wit
  • His class and times provide him with more than accomplished diction and an occasionally self-deprecating wit.
  • These display a gift with words and a blunt, self-deprecating wit.
  • At the same time, reporters consistently describe Barr as affable with a dry, self-deprecating wit.
  • He maintained his reserved manner and dry, self-deprecating wit.
  • That is 10 pounds heavier than Cone's listed weight, causing him to turn to reporters and display his self-deprecating wit.
  • Polite, self-deprecating wit, that's what was called for, thrust and riposte but no one ever bloodied.
  • He nurtured his image carefully, a massive gentle bear of a man with graceful hands and self-deprecating wit.
  • It was clear that she had picked up a lot from the Prince's own style, especially the self-deprecating wit.
  • The primary campaign, in which he always managed to place second to the Georgia Governor, became a showcase for his self-deprecating wit.
  • But she's smart enough to sulk over these things, often with a pungent, self-deprecating wit.
4. sparkling wit = skrzący się dowcip sparkling wit
5. scathing wit = uszkadzając poczucie humoru scathing wit
6. Irish wit = Irlandzkie poczucie humoru Irish wit
7. subversive wit = poczucie humoru wywrotowca subversive wit
8. bitter wit = zawzięty dowcip bitter 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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