How is the word ironia translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
irony
noun

Dizer uma coisa querendo dizer o contrário.

Saying one thing while meaning the opposite.

Examples with “ironia”

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  • Ele não percebeu a ironia no comentário dela. — He missed the irony in her comment.

  • O meu irmão não apanhou a ironia de todo. — The irony was completely lost on my brother.

  • Ela disse-o com muita ironia e ninguém se riu. — She said it with heavy irony, and nobody laughed.

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