"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 • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 3

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 16

(1) bitter, grim, dark, sharp, unfortunate

Kolokacji: 5

(2) great, heavy, little, small, central, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(3) certain, deliberate, particular

Kolokacji: 3

1. certain irony = pewna ironia certain irony

2. particular irony = szczególna ironia particular irony

3. deliberate irony = celowa ironia deliberate irony

There was a note of deliberate irony in this latter remark.
As Crowley himself practised polytheism, some read these remarks as deliberate irony.
Similar use (notably between quotation marks or in an appropriate tone) may also be deliberate irony.
In a demonstration of deliberate irony, Danielle appropriated the code name Computo for herself.
With deliberate irony, she adopted the name Computo.
James gave him a thin smile, and spoke with deliberate irony.
"Judging by your anklet, I'd say the stars in your world have a bit more glitter," he offered with deliberate irony.
Caroline heard herself saying, with deliberate irony.
She absorbed the deliberate irony, the cruel banter, with growing resentment.
It was deliberate irony on Ted Nelson's part: he knew the vast difference between a mainframe computer and the tiny early home computers.

(4) cruel, subtle, savage, poignant

Kolokacji: 4

(5) ultimate, final

Kolokacji: 2

(6) delicious, sweet, comic, wry, amusing, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(7) sad, tragic, bittersweet

Kolokacji: 3

(8) dramatic, greatest, wonderful

Kolokacji: 3

(9) gentle, mild, far

Kolokacji: 3

(10) historical, real

Kolokacji: 2

(11) apparent, obvious

Kolokacji: 2

(12) terrible, painful, horrible, dreadful, awful

Kolokacji: 5

(13) strange, curious

Kolokacji: 2

(14) considerable, deep, cosmic, rich, interesting

Kolokacji: 5

(15) exquisite, fine, nice, delicate

Kolokacji: 4

(16) unconscious, unintended, unintentional

Kolokacji: 3

preposición + irony

Kolokacji: 9

of irony • with irony • without irony • in irony • for irony • ...

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