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  • 1 wry

    wryer or wrier, wryest or wriest ironisch [Blick]; fein [Humor, Witz]
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    (slightly mocking: a wry smile.) schief
    - academic.ru/93895/wryly">wryly
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    <-ier, -iest or -er, -est>
    [raɪ]
    1. (dry and ironic) trocken
    \wry comments trockene [o ironische] Bemerkungen
    \wry [sense of] humour [or AM humor] trockener [Sinn für] Humor
    a \wry smile ein bitteres Lächeln
    2. (of dislike, disgusted)
    to make [or pull] a \wry face das Gesicht verziehen; (disappointed) ein langes Gesicht machen
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    [raɪ]
    adj
    (= ironical) ironisch; joke, sense of humour etc trocken
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    wry [raı] adj (adv wryly)
    1. schief (Hals etc):
    make ( oder pull) a wry face eine Grimasse schneiden, das Gesicht verziehen
    2. fig
    a) verschroben (Ansicht etc)
    b) sarkastisch (Humor)
    c) bitter (Vergnügen etc)
    d) gequält, schmerzlich (Lächeln etc)
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    wryer or wrier, wryest or wriest ironisch [Blick]; fein [Humor, Witz]
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    adj.
    krumm adj.
    schief adj.

    English-german dictionary > wry

  • 2 wry

    adj. verdraaid; krom; scheef; gekronkeld; verbogen; ironisch, bitter, verbitterd
    1  (ver)zuur(d) ⇒ wrang, wrokkig
    2  (licht) ironisch ⇒ spottend; droog, laconiek 〈 van humor〉
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   wry mouth • zuinig mondje
    2   wry smile • spottend lachje

    English-Dutch dictionary > wry

  • 3 irónico

    adj.
    ironical, ironic, tongue-in-cheek, wry.
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    1 ironic
    2 (burlón) mocking
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    ADJ [gen] ironic, ironical; (=mordaz) sarcastic
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    - ca adjetivo
    a) < situación> ironic
    b) <persona/comentario/tono> sarcastic
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    = ironic, tongue-in-cheek, wry [wrier/wryer -comp., wriest/wryest -sup.], ironical.
    Ex. It is ironic that reduced funding may threaten money-saving automation plans.
    Ex. This is a tongue-in-cheek report concerned with reducing not only the 'growth rate' of library collections but also their actual size.
    Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
    Ex. This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.
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    - ca adjetivo
    a) < situación> ironic
    b) <persona/comentario/tono> sarcastic
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    = ironic, tongue-in-cheek, wry [wrier/wryer -comp., wriest/wryest -sup.], ironical.

    Ex: It is ironic that reduced funding may threaten money-saving automation plans.

    Ex: This is a tongue-in-cheek report concerned with reducing not only the 'growth rate' of library collections but also their actual size.
    Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
    Ex: This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.

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    1 ‹situación› ironic
    2 (burlón) sarcastic
    hizo un comentario irónico sobre la casa he made a sarcastic remark about the house
    lo dijo en tono irónico she said it sarcastically
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    irónico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    a) ‹ situación› ironic

    b) ‹persona/comentario/tono› sarcastic;


    irónico,-a adjetivo ironic
    ' irónico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    irónica
    - lindeza
    - puya
    English:
    ironic
    - ironical
    - nice
    - some
    - wry
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    irónico, -a adj
    ironic, ironical;
    lo dije en tono irónico I was being ironic
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    adj ironic
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    irónico, -ca adj
    : ironic, ironical

    Spanish-English dictionary > irónico

  • 4 sardónico

    adj.
    sardonic, biting, dryly humorous, ironical.
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    1 sardonic
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    ADJ sardonic, sarcastic
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    - ca adjetivo sardonic, ironic
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    = sardonic, wry [wrier/wryer -comp., wriest/wryest -sup.], sarcastic, waspish.
    Ex. 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.
    Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
    Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.
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    - ca adjetivo sardonic, ironic
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    = sardonic, wry [wrier/wryer -comp., wriest/wryest -sup.], sarcastic, waspish.

    Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.

    Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
    Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.

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    sardonic, ironic
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    sardónico,-a adjetivo sardonic
    ' sardónico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sardónica
    English:
    sardonic
    - waspish
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    sardónico, -a adj
    sardonic
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    adj sardonic
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    sardónico, -ca adj
    : sardonic

    Spanish-English dictionary > sardónico

  • 5 wry

    [rai] adj 1. e sforcuar, me përdhunë (buzëqeshje). 2. qesëndisës, me ironi (vërejtje). 3. e shtrembër (hundë). 4. i pahijshëm, pa vend (gjest). ( Adjective wet, Comparative wryer, wrier, Superlative wriest, wryest)
    ● wryly ['raili] adv. me ironi
    ● wryneck ['rainek] n 1. zool. qukapik sqepshkurtër. 2. qafë e shtrembër

    English-Albanian dictionary > wry

  • 6 wry

    wry [raɪ] (compar wrier or wryer, superl wriest or wryest)
    (a) (ironic → comment, smile) ironique, désabusé;
    ∎ wry humour ironie f;
    ∎ the film is a wry comedy le film est plein d'ironie
    (b) (expression, glance → of distaste) désabusé;
    ∎ she made a wry face elle a fait la grimace

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > wry

См. также в других словарях:

  • wry — /raɪ / (say ruy) adjective (wryer or wrier, wryest or wriest) 1. produced by the distortion of the facial features, usually to indicate dislike, dissatisfaction, or displeasure: *Fiona looked at Diana and pulled a wry face. –carole elise grongard …  

  • wry — [rʌɪ] adjective (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1》 using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2》 (of a person s face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3》 bending or twisted to one side.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • wry — ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • wryly — wry ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • wryness — wry ► ADJECTIVE (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1) using or expressing dry, especially mocking, humour. 2) (of a person s face) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance. 3) bending or twisted to one side. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • wry — [rī] vt., vi. wried, wrying [ME wrien, to twist, bend < OE wrigian, to turn, twist, akin to OFris wrigia, to bend, stoop < IE * wreik (> L rica, head veil) < base * wer , to turn, bend] to writhe or twist adj. wrier or wryer, wriest… …   English World dictionary

  • wry — adj. (wryer, wryest or wrier, wriest) 1 distorted or turned to one side. 2 (of a face or smile etc.) contorted in disgust, disappointment, or mockery. 3 (of humour) dry and mocking. Derivatives: wryly adv. wryness n. Etymology: wry (v.) f. OE… …   Useful english dictionary

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