"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
  • "Ah, well, heroes are hard to come by these days," said the Iceman with fine irony.
  • It was a fine irony, she thought, that she should have this time to prepare for his coming.
  • Which for Connecticut, in particular, is a fine irony.
  • "Say, rather, that she never left," Dalamar corrected with fine irony.
  • A fine irony; even on stage we could not be ourselves.
  • If so," she added with fine irony, "the blast was extremely selective.
  • "No, my business tonight is not quite finished," Lachley said with fine irony.
  • And if he were party to Angus's death, then the fine irony of this was only one more element to compound the tragedy.
  • Such a fine irony: sorcerers doing the work of the Goddess.
  • It would be fine irony to go all the way to Mars and back and then drown.
3. nice irony = dobra ironia nice irony
4. delicate irony = delikatna ironia delicate irony
preposición + irony
Kolokacji: 9
of irony • with irony • without irony • in irony • for irony • ...

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