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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. -
2 wry
1) ( dry and ironic) trocken;\wry comments trockene [o ironische] Bemerkungen;a \wry smile ein bitteres Lächeln2) (of dislike, disgusted)( disappointed) ein langes Gesicht machen -
3 grin
1. nounGrinsen, das2. intransitive verb,- nn- grinsen* * *[ɡrin] 1. past tense, past participle - grinned; verb(to smile broadly: The children grinned happily for the photographer.) grinsen2. noun(a broad smile.) das Grinsen- academic.ru/116502/grin_and_bear_it">grin and bear it* * *[grɪn]to \grin impishly at sb jdn verschmitzt anlachen▶ to \grin and bear it (accept without complaining) gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen; (suffer pain) die Zähne zusammenbeißen* * *[grɪn]1. n(showing pleasure) Lächeln nt, Strahlen nt; (showing scorn, stupidity, impudence) Grinsen ntto give a huge grin (with pleasure) — über das ganze Gesicht strahlen; (in scorn etc) breit grinsen
2. vi(with pleasure) lächeln, strahlen; (in scorn, stupidly, cheekily) grinsento grin at sb — jdn anlächeln/angrinsen
* * *grin [ɡrın]A v/i1. grinsen, feixen, oft nur (verschmitzt) lächeln:grin at sb jemanden angrinsen oder anlächeln;grin to o.s. in sich hineingrinsen;grin from ear to ear übers ganze Gesicht grinsen;a) gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen,2. die Zähne fletschenB v/t grinsend sagenC s Grinsen n, (verschmitztes) Lächeln:give a cheeky grin frech grinsen;have a big grin on one’s face breit oder übers ganze Gesicht grinsen; → Cheshire cat, take B 2, wipe B 2* * *1. nounGrinsen, das2. intransitive verb,- nn- grinsen* * *n.Grinsen - n. v.grinsen v.schmunzeln v.
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Wry — Wry, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE. wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to drive.] [1913 Webster] 1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, deviating from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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