ironique
French → English
(communication) Ironic: expressing meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Il remarqua l'étonnement ironique du caporal face à ses explications confuses.
(English) He noticed the corporal's ironic astonishment at his confused explanations.
Jaurès m’a appelé le « métaphysicien » avec une intention nettement ironique.
(English) Jaurès called me the "metaphysician" with a clearly ironic intention.
(destiny) Contrary or ironic: describing a fate or outcome that is the opposite of what was expected
Il a échoué à l'examen à cause des combinaisons subtiles d’un ironique destin.
(English) He failed the exam due to the subtle combinations of an ironic fate.
C'est ironique qu'il soit tombé malade le jour même de ses vacances tant attendues.
(English) It's ironic that he fell ill on the very day of his long-awaited vacation.
Entry ID: fr:en:ironique · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary