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ironizzare

to be ironic

verb ee-roh-need-DZAH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to ironize

Usage Note

Ironizzare (also ironizzare su qualcosa) means to make ironic remarks about something or to speak with irony. It takes avere as auxiliary. The related noun is ironia and the adjective ironico. The phrase stai ironizzando? ('are you being ironic?') is a natural conversational use. More formal than fare dell'ironia su.

Examples

"Non fa che ironizzare sulla situazione."

Natural Translation

He does nothing but make ironic remarks about the situation.

Literal Translation

Not makes that ironize on-the situation.

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