engelska-finska översättning av irony

ironiaIstuntosalissa ei ole jälleen tietoakaan ironiantajusta. No sense of irony again in this Chamber. Minun on sanottava, että tällainen ironia ei pure minuun. I have to say that the irony of this is not lost on me. Olen pahoillani, jos ette ymmärrä ironiaa. If you are all unable to understand irony, I am sorry.

A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play
The state of two usually unrelated entities, parties, actions, etc. being related through a common connection in an uncommon way
Of or pertaining to the metal iron

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