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nounIronie, die* * *plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) die Ironie2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) die Ironie•- academic.ru/39329/ironical">ironical- ironic
- ironically* * *iro·nythe \irony was that... das Ironische war, dass...the \irony of a remark die in einer Bemerkung liegende Ironie\irony of fate Ironie f des Schicksalsone of life's little ironies eine kleine Ironie des Schicksalsheavy with \irony voller Ironietragic \irony tragische Ironie* * *['aIrənɪ]nIronie f no plthe irony of the situation — das Ironische an der Situation
the irony of it is that... — das Ironische daran ist, dass..., die Ironie liegt darin, dass...
* * *irony1 [ˈaıə(r)nı] adj1. eisern2. eisenhaltig (Erde)3. eisenartigirony2 [ˈaıərənı] s1. Ironie f:irony of fate Ironie des Schicksals2. ironische Bemerkung3. eine Ironie des Schicksals* * *nounIronie, diethe irony was that... — die Ironie lag darin, dass...; das Ironische war, dass...
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Ironie f;the \irony was that... das Ironische war, dass...;the \irony of a remark die in einer Bemerkung liegende Ironie;\irony of fate Ironie f des Schicksals;one of life's little ironies eine kleine Ironie des Schicksals;heavy with \irony voller Ironie;tragic \irony tragische Ironie
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tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama. [1825 35] * * * ˌtragic ˈirony 7 [tragic irony] noun uncountable (technical) a technique in literature in which a character s actions or thoughts are known to the reader or audience but not to … Useful english dictionary
tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
tragic irony — trag′ic i′rony n. lit. dramatic irony in tragic drama • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
tragic irony — noun Date: 1833 irony 3b … New Collegiate Dictionary
Irony — Ironic redirects here. For the song, see Ironic (song). For other uses, see irony (disambiguation). A Stop sign ironically defaced with a beseechment not to deface stop signs Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation… … Wikipedia
irony — n. 1) bitter irony 2) dramatic, tragic irony 3) a touch of irony 4) an irony that + clause (it was a tragic irony that he was killed in a traffic accident after the war) * * * [ aɪ(ə)rənɪ] tragic irony a touch of irony bitter irony dramatic an… … Combinatory dictionary
irony — i|ron|y [ˈaıərəni US ˈaırə ] n plural ironies [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: ironia, from Greek eironeia, from eiron person who lies ] 1.) [U and C] a situation that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens, or the opposite of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
irony — noun (U) 1 the use of words that are the opposite of what you really mean, in order to be amusing or to show that you are annoyed: heavy irony (=a lot of irony): “Of course Michael won t be late: you know how punctual he always is,” she said with … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
irony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler Date: 1502 1. a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other s false conceptions conspicuous by adroit… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tragic — adj. 1 (also tragical) sad; calamitous; greatly distressing (a tragic tale). 2 of, or in the style of, tragedy (tragic drama; a tragic actor). Phrases and idioms: tragic irony a device, orig. in Greek tragedy, by which words carry a tragic, esp.… … Useful english dictionary
irony — 01. I think it s [ironic] that Jennifer, who swore she would never have kids and thought they were all brats, is now the happiest mother in the world. 02. [Ironically], many of the foreign music styles that have been most influential on today s… … Grammatical examples in English
