ironiser
French → English
(communication) to speak ironically: to use words that mean the opposite of what one thinks, often to mock
Il adore ironiser sur les gaffes de ses collègues lors des réunions de service.
(English) He loves to speak ironically about his colleagues' blunders during staff meetings.
— À la recherche du temps perdu, ironisé-je en voyant mon vieil ami horloger.
(English) 'In search of lost time,' I quip ironically upon seeing my old watchmaker friend.
(social) to mock: to make fun of someone or something in a sarcastic or derisive manner
Ironiser le lucre au théâtre, c'est comme blasphémer dans une église pour certains.
(English) To mock profit in the theater is like blaspheming in a church for some.
Tu m’ironises sans cesse par ton attitude nonchalante et ton manque de sérieux.
(English) You constantly mock me with your nonchalant attitude and lack of seriousness.
Entry ID: fr:en:ironiser · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary