ironiser

iʁɔnize

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of ironiser - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

tonadopter un ton moqueur et indirect pour s'exprimer

Il aime ironiser quand il parle de politique.

railler

moqueriese moquer de quelque chose en utilisant des mots détournés

Elle ironise sur les modes vestimentaires actuelles.

persifler

se moquer

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Origin of ironiser

latin ironia (dérision) - faire preuve d'ironie

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comme on dit

exp.

expression courante

locution marquant qu'on emploie une expression connue, parfois pour atténuer ou ironiser

au secours

intj.

figuré

crie de façon exagérée pour se plaindre ou ironiser

fin de citation

exp.

ironie

formule prononcée pour ironiser après avoir répété des mots d’autrui

Examples of ironiser in a sentence

Nous avons tendance à ironiser lors des réunions ennuyeuses.
Il aime ironiser sur la politique à la télévision.
Nous avons ironisé sur la situation pour détendre l’atmosphère.

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English:be ironic, mock, ...
German:ironisieren, sich lustig machen, ...
Italian:ironizzare, prendere in giro, ...
Spanish:ironizar, burlarse irónicamente, ...
Portuguese:ironizar, fazer ironia, ...
Chinese:讽刺, ...
Japanese:皮肉を言う, 皮肉る, ...
Arabic:سخر, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְלוֹצֵץ, לְהַעֲלוֹג בְּעִקִּיפִין, ...
Russian:иронизировать, высмеивать с иронией, ...
Ukrainian:іронізувати, ...
Catalan:ironitzar, fer sarcasme, ...
Danish:ironisere, ...
Dutch:ironiseren, spottend uitdrukken, ...
Greek:ειρωνεύομαι, ...
Khmer:និយាយចំអក, ចំអក, ...
Korean:비꼬다, ...
Polish:ironizować, drwić, ...
Portuguese (BR):ironizar, zombar de forma irônica, ...
Romanian:a ironiza, a lua în derâdere, ...
Swedish:ironisera, ...
Thai:พูดเสียดสี, ประชดประชัน, ...
Turkish:alay etmek, taşlamak, ...
Vietnamese:mỉa mai, nói mỉa, ...

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