"ironic" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

ironic adjetivo

ironic + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 67
ironic twist • ironic smile • ironic tone • ironic humor • ironic comment • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 13
(7) detachment, distance
Kolokacji: 2
(9) sense, sensibility
Kolokacji: 2
(10) amusement, salute, cheer
Kolokacji: 3
(11) contrast, glance, edge
Kolokacji: 3
(12) intent, intention
Kolokacji: 2
(13) attitude, stance, perspective
Kolokacji: 3
1. ironic attitude = ironiczne nastawienie ironic attitude
2. ironic perspective = ironiczna perspektywa ironic perspective
  • His writing commonly treats events in his home country, such as the 1987 coup, from an ironic perspective.
  • They still have an ironic perspective on the world because they grew up pretending to be straight.
  • Events are examined from many perspectives: historical, political, religious, social, moral and ironic.
  • Ulysses' apparent disdain for those around him is another facet of the ironic perspective.
  • Isaac Bashevis Singer was remembered by fellow writers and friends yesterday for his charm, sly wit and ironic perspective.
  • Through contemporary recording technology and a perspective both ironic and respectful, each manages to re-render the past.
  • Since the marshals' perceptions lead off, we see the al fresco party from a detached if slightly ironic perspective.
  • This well-chosen group show presents nine photographers who study suburbia from ironic or quietly surrealistic perspectives.
  • Other themes are also present, such as prejudice, aging, failure, poverty and middle-class ennui, but these are typically seen from an ironic and detached perspective.
  • If the leader and his tribe are undercut in this ironic perspective, so is the character of the God of this people.
3. ironic stance = ironiczne stanowisko ironic stance
adverbio + ironic
Kolokacji: 24
somewhat ironic • particularly ironic • slightly ironic • most ironic • bitterly ironic • ...
ironic + preposición
Kolokacji: 3
ironic in • ironic about • ironic to

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