Grammatical class

Noun

ironie

irony

Details

Syllables

i-ro-nie

Phonetics

i.ʁo.ni

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2253

Freq. (movies)

5608

Freq. (news)

7241

Sentences

Le ton de la voix peut indiquer la colère et l'ironie.

Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.

B1

À part ça, il faut savoir que je me permets un peu d'ironie de temps en temps.

Other than that, you should know that I allow myself a bit of irony from time to time.

B1

L'ironie est la pudeur de l'humanité.

Irony is humanity's sense of shame.

B2

Elle percevra son ironie.

She will perceive his irony.

C2