self-mockery in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for self-mockery in the English»Spanish Dictionary

self-mockery [Am ˌsɛlfˈmɑkəri, Brit sɛlfˈmɒkəri] N U

self-mockery

burla f de sí mismo

self-mockery

autoburla f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These days she has a certain punchy, streetwise self-mockery when reflecting on her talent and the astral beauty that propelled her to fame.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Anyone is a reflexive bit of self-mockery sometimes used after failed or lackluster attempts at comedy.

www.slate.com

But then he slips back into gentle self-mockery.

www.ft.com

Even in apparent self-mockery, he likes to score.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But, used to playing feminine guile and graft, she here adds a rueful self-mockery to her repertoire.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Stand-up comedy came alive when performers competed in developing ingenious forms of self-mockery.

news.nationalpost.com

His tremendous comic talent seldom stops short of self-mockery.

www.independent.ie

Only occasionally does his writing jar the quiet surfaces of his delicate self-mockery and humour.

edmontonjournal.com

It is a rule of the internet that, when a fandom is taken too seriously, it will develop its own special brand of self-mockery.

kotaku.com

He said that among the subjects tackled are religion, literature, sexuality, a hope for a better life, a happy love, revolt, dream and self-mockery.

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