"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
(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
1. apparent irony = oczywista ironia apparent irony
  • One rabbi answered, with no apparent irony, "Making the synagogue a spiritual place."
  • "If those scaremongers have their way they'll destroy the entire economy" is the kind of claim uttered almost daily, without any apparent irony.
  • Beginners get nervous and do it all the time," he says with no apparent irony.
  • One thoughtful woman volunteers, without apparent irony: "I get no sense that my autonomy has been destroyed.
  • "As a whole," they write, without apparent irony, "journalists tend to get self-righteous in these kinds of matters."
  • He sketched a wave and smiled, this time with no apparent irony.
  • How good of you to join us," the elder man said warmly, without any apparent irony.
  • Then came Part 2, signing the certificate, which takes place - with no apparent irony - in the admitting office.
  • She identifies herself, without apparent irony, as "just an honored collective worker."
  • "We never leave anyone hanging," he said without apparent irony.
2. obvious irony = oczywista ironia obvious irony
(13) strange, curious
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + irony
Kolokacji: 9
of irony • with irony • without irony • in irony • for irony • ...

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