"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

(4) cruel, subtle, savage, poignant

Kolokacji: 4

1. cruel irony = okrutna ironia cruel irony

2. subtle irony = cienka ironia subtle irony

Both brows shot up before he returned her bow, briefly, and with subtle irony.
Whether the Cardassian chose to interpret it as subtle irony or a simple polite statement was up to him.
It's a dark subtle irony for an era of decline.
The result is one of the subtle ironies of the Information Age.
'You're a man of sensibility,' This last word was pronounced with the subtlest irony.
Häussler brings a subtle irony to many of her contributions in solo- and group shows.
He was not amused by the skull and crossbones, or by the not so subtle irony in her choice.
These may not be the subtlest or freshest ironies imaginable.
He used subtle irony and intellectual wit.
But subtle irony does not appear to be Mr. Dunne's strongest suit.

3. savage irony = bezlitosna ironia savage irony

4. poignant irony = cierpka ironia poignant irony

(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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