irony

irony
noun
Ironie, die

the irony was that ... — die Ironie lag darin, dass ...; das Ironische war, dass ...

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plural - ironies; noun
1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) die Ironie
2) (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
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- academic.ru/39329/ironical">ironical
- ironic
- ironically
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iro·ny
[ˈaɪ(ə)rəni, AM ˈaɪrəni]
n no pl 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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['aIrənɪ]
n
Ironie f no pl

the 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 ...

one of the great ironies of history — eine der ironischsten Fügungen der Geschichte

life's ironies — die Ironie des Lebens

by some irony of fate, he ... — durch eine ironische Wendung des Schicksals geschah es, dass er ...

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irony1 [ˈaıə(r)nı] adj
1. eisern
2. eisenhaltig (Erde)
3. eisenartig
irony2 [ˈaıərənı] s
1. Ironie f:
irony of fate Ironie des Schicksals
2. ironische Bemerkung
3. eine Ironie des Schicksals
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noun
Ironie, die

the irony was that ... — die Ironie lag darin, dass ...; das Ironische war, dass ...

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n.
Hohn nur sing. m.
Ironie -n f.

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