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1 wry
* * *(slightly mocking: a wry smile.) schief- academic.ru/93895/wryly">wryly* * *<-ier, -iest or -er, -est>[raɪ]adj usu attr1. (dry and ironic) trocken\wry comments trockene [o ironische] Bemerkungena \wry smile ein bitteres Lächeln2. (of dislike, disgusted)to make [or pull] a \wry face das Gesicht verziehen; (disappointed) ein langes Gesicht machen* * *[raɪ]adj(= ironical) ironisch; joke, sense of humour etc trocken* * *wry [raı] adj (adv wryly)1. schief (Hals etc):2. figa) verschroben (Ansicht etc)b) sarkastisch (Humor)c) bitter (Vergnügen etc)d) gequält, schmerzlich (Lächeln etc)* * ** * *adj.krumm adj.schief adj.
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