"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. exquisite irony = wyrafinowana ironia exquisite irony
2. fine irony = wyważona ironia fine irony
3. nice irony = dobra ironia nice irony
4. delicate irony = delikatna ironia delicate irony
  • As a work of art, the Giorno is wonderful for its delicate irony.
  • "Oh, that does change matters," Del said with delicate irony.
  • Haralachan asked with delicate irony, looking at her over steepled fingers.
  • She added with a note of delicate irony: 'to our great loss.'
  • The delicate irony suggested that Philip was past shock and into recovery.
  • Xiaotao combines conceptual and political features in his work while portraying a delicate irony as well.
  • "Rahu," he said with a delicate irony, "I can't tell you what a pleasure this is."
  • Not only sardonic bitterness, we must add but delicate irony, too.
  • Like the previous story, this one is richly imagined and laced with delicate ironies.
  • Since this is a work dealing largely with theater, there is a delicate irony in the fact that its own first act needs a rewrite.
preposición + irony
Kolokacji: 9
of irony • with irony • without irony • in irony • for irony • ...

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