ironía

irony


Noun ironía f (plural ironías)

  1. irony

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Examples
  • Eres el único que no entiende la ironía de mi frase.

    You're the only one who didn't understand the irony of what I said.

  • "Literalmente", literalmente, puede significar "metafóricamente". El que "literal" signifique "metafórico" es también una literal ironía.

    "Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.

  • "Hipopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobia es una palabra bastante larga, ¿no es así?" "Sí, pero ¿sabes lo que significa?" "En realidad, no lo sé." "Significa miedo a las palabras largas." "Que ironía."

    "Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is quite a long word, isn't it?" "Yes, but do you know what it means?" "Actually, I don't." "It means fear of long words." "How ironic."


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