"irony" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

irony sustantivo

irony + verbo
Kolokacji: 5
irony strikes • irony escapes • irony lies • Irony abounds • irony makes
verbo + irony
Kolokacji: 5
irony is lost • use irony • find irony • detect irony • lack irony
adjetivo + irony
Kolokacji: 58
bitter irony • great irony • certain irony • cruel irony • heavy irony • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 16
1. bitter irony = gorzka ironia bitter irony
2. grim irony = ponura ironia grim irony
3. dark irony = gniewna ironia dark irony
4. sharp irony = ostra ironia sharp irony
  • Asandir's eyes gleamed with sharp irony.
  • There had been sharp irony in Diarmuid then, too, but only after the first instant.
  • But she hasn't managed to slice through the welter of complexities with clear insights or sharp ironies.
  • Elijah speaks with sharp irony: in the religious ambivalence of Israel, she is engaging in a wild and futile religious "dance".
  • A pity," Charvanek added with sharp irony, "that you have no time to appreciate them as they deserve.
  • Caparezza criticizes society and politics with sharp irony in contexts which are often fantastic and unreal.
  • His sharp irony was tempered by amazement.
  • Bezerra became known for recording sambas from unfamed and marginalized composers, which were often people living in difficulties and dealing with criminal environments, who wrote with sharp irony.
  • "I can't answer any of that, my lord," Peter replied, but did note with sharp irony the annoyance that Alderscroft had expressed over Maya's training-or lack thereof.
  • It is "a work of sharp irony, standing back from making simple or fashionable judgments and taking a nicely jaundiced view of our contemporary sexual skirmishes."
5. unfortunate irony = ironia nieszczęśnika unfortunate irony
(5) ultimate, final
Kolokacji: 2
(7) sad, tragic, bittersweet
Kolokacji: 3
(9) gentle, mild, far
Kolokacji: 3
(10) historical, real
Kolokacji: 2
(11) apparent, obvious
Kolokacji: 2
(13) strange, curious
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + irony
Kolokacji: 9
of irony • with irony • without irony • in irony • for irony • ...

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