Using Collocations

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Decks in this class (22)

1 What are collocations?
A lot of cars lorries etc 1,
To start to criticise or harm sb 2,
To be something that may cause da...
3  cards
5 Collocations for good and bad
Eine uberschwangliche empfehlung ...,
Eine hohe meinung von jdm haben 2,
Eine solide leistung abliefern 3
18  cards
6 Collocations for success
To achieve your goal 1,
To get a reputation g einen ruf e...,
Jnds respekt verdienen 3
16  cards
7 Collocations for importance
Sb s most important goal 1,
An important person a figure 2,
A very urgent requirement 3
18  cards
12 Collocations in speech
To make somebody very angry 1,
To not know anything at all about...,
Syn to watch a film movie 3
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13 Collocations for people's appearance
Having a body that is wide and st...,
A wide top of the back 2,
No fat on the front of the body 3
20  cards
14 Collocations for relationships
A family where the parents and ch...,
Someone who is known and liked by...,
A lot of people who know and like...
18  cards
15 Collocations for Personality
To be very good at expressing you...,
To have the ability to laugh at t...,
To enjoy spending time alone bein...
18  cards
16 Collocations for where we live
Wohngegend wohngebiet 1,
A feature such as a swimming pool...,
Grunflachen 3
18  cards
17 Collocations for work
Uberstunden machen she earns a lo...,
Jahrlicher umsatz his company has...,
Seine karriere starten 3
20  cards
18 Collocations for leisure
To sleep longer than usual in the...,
To meet and chat with some friend...,
To go to bed later than usual 3
18  cards
19 Collocations for communication
An interesting fact about someone...,
A short conversation d ein kurzer...,
To start talking to someone you d...
18  cards
21 Collocations for opinions
An unpleasant reality truth fact 1,
To say what you really think 2,
Ein leiser heimlicher verdacht 3
20  cards
22 Collocations for emphasis
Hoch erfreut 1,
Hochst effektiv wirkungsvoll wirk...,
Bitter schwer enttauscht 3
24  cards
23 Collocations For Decisions
To ask someone for their opinion ...,
To do some a lot of careful study...,
To give facts or details about sb...
20  cards
23 collocations for decicions
Sich beraten lassen sich rat holen 1,
Forschungen betreiben forschen 2,
Informieren auskunft geben inform...
20  cards
Collocations for feelings
To have profound admiration for sb 1,
To be blissfully happy 2,
Hochachtung vor jemandem etwas ha...
17  cards
8 Collocations for beginnings
Eine eigene firma grunden 1,
Neue strengere gesetze einfuhren 2,
Als der tag anbrach 3
16  cards
9 Metaphor in collocations
Cheerful and feeling sure that th...,
A if a bad mood or bad feeling s ...,
A person s feelings or state of m...
18  cards
10 Formal and informal collocations
To ask for a statement that somet...,
Said to express sympathy with som...,
To complain loudly about something 3
22  cards
11 Collocations with phrasal verbs
Korpergewicht zunehmen 1,
Syn fall asleep get 2,
Syn to prepare a list in writing 3
18  cards
20 Collocations for food
A pleasing taste on the tongue in...,
Frisch zubereitet 2,
Saisonale fruchte 3
20  cards

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