"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
(13) strange, curious
Kolokacji: 2
1. considerable irony = znacząca ironia considerable irony
2. deep irony = głęboka ironia deep irony
3. cosmic irony = kosmiczna ironia cosmic irony
  • It was a cosmic irony to him.
  • That is how he described it: a cosmic irony.
  • By a cosmic irony, in giving the impetus which would one day bring intelligence to this world, the Swarm had exhausted itself.
  • A common example of cosmic irony could be that a child wants some kind of pudding, and misbehaves to try to get it.
  • "It was one of those moments of truth, of cosmic irony," she said.
  • Is that just some great cosmic irony?
  • History is being cut and pasted, and in an act of cosmic irony or bad humor, he's the only one who can see the edits.
  • There was a truly cosmic irony in their plight.
  • Attempts at cosmic irony so often seem merely fey or pretentious.
  • There was some kind of cosmic irony at work here, I thought; expose your true face and then tell a lie.
4. rich irony = bogata ironia rich irony
5. interesting irony = interesująca ironia interesting irony
preposición + irony
Kolokacji: 9
of irony • with irony • without irony • in irony • for irony • ...

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