irony in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for irony in the English»French Dictionary

irony [Brit ˈʌɪrəni, Am ˈaɪrəni] N

irony

ironie f

the irony is that …

l'ironie c'est que …

+ subj one of life's little ironies

une des ironies du sort

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unintended slur, irony

involontaire

irony is part of the stock-in-trade of any teacher

l'ironie fait partie de la panoplie de tout professeur

crowning irony

suprême

dramatic LIT, THEAT literature, art, irony, effect

dramatique

cruel joke, irony

cruel/-elle

subtle humour, irony

très fin

Translations for irony in the French»English Dictionary

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ironie

irony

l'ironie du sort

the irony of fate

dosage de l'ironie

controlled use of irony

des compliments qui n'étaient pas exempts d'ironie/de sous-entendus

compliments which were not without irony/innuendo

irony in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for irony in the English»French Dictionary

irony [ˈaɪərəni, Am ˈaɪ-] N no pl

irony

ironie f

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don't overdo it! irony, salt

n'en rajoute pas!

the irony was wasted on him

il n'a pas compris l'ironie

there was a touch of irony in his voice

il y avait une pointe d'ironie dans sa voix

Translations for irony in the French»English Dictionary

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ironie

irony

manier l'ironie/l'humour

to use irony/humour Brit

manier l'ironie/l'humour

to use irony/humor Am

son discours se teintait d'ironie/d'amertume

his/her speech was tinged with irony/bitterness

une lettre imprégnée d'ironie

a letter suffused with irony

une pointe d'ironie

a hint of irony

irony Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the irony was wasted on him

il n'a pas compris l'ironie

don't overdo it! irony, salt

n'en rajoute pas!

there was a touch of irony in his voice

il y avait une pointe d'ironie dans sa voix

his/her speech was tinged with irony/bitterness

son discours se teintait d'ironie/d'amertume

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although, this can be seen as a form of irony.

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The irony comes in when phrases traditionally used for love songs are revealed to be expressing hate.

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Other critics detect irony at play in the final speech.

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The irony is that she probably didn't see her victories.

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The principal irony is that the men really know nothing about ducks.

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People of all types wrote on the wall, on varying subjects such as love, irony, and experiences of all sorts.

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Humor and irony are frequently used in the book.

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The style of romantic irony varies from writer to writer...

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The most important characteristic of their lyrics is the strong sarcasm and comic irony which gives the music a peculiar goliardic touch.

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They've pointed out the beautiful irony that stagnation makes it easy to stop and smell the roses, if we just let it.

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