"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
1. verbal wit = ustny dowcip verbal wit
  • Ms. Garofalo's keen intelligence demands more verbal wit than the rushed, formulaic screenplay can provide.
  • Nudging double-entendres ("I can't wait for you to take a look at my portfolio") provide what verbal wit there is.
  • While inspired by fact, and carefully researched, the novel is rich with Robinson's trademark black humour and verbal wit.
  • But he doesn't reject melody or verbal wit or musical sophistication, either.
  • He was well known for his verbal wit and his snappy responses to insults.
  • The visual style of "The Freshman" isn't always up to its verbal wit, but then the writing sets an exceptional standard.
  • But Mr. Weinstein's relentless verbal wit wears better in small doses.
  • Roger Ebert awarded the film three out of four stars, saying it "moves smoothly and with visual style and verbal wit."
  • At the same time, he was never so impressed with his verbal wit that he wouldn't resort to physical humor as well.
  • By the Jacobean era, that type of humor had been supplanted by verbal wit.
2. slow wit = rozwlekły dowcip slow wit
3. dim wit = ciemne poczucie humoru dim wit
(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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