wry

[USA]/raɪ/
[UK]/raɪ/
Frekvens: Meget høj

Oversættelse

adj. snoet eller fordrejet
vt. at vride eller fordreje
vi. at blive snoet eller fordrejet
Word Forms
Superlativewriest

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

a wry smile

et spødt smil

wry comment

en spøgende kommentar

Eksempelsætninger

made a wry face.

trak et skævt ansigtsudtryk.

a wry sense of humour

en tør humor

She made a wry face.

Hun trak et skævt ansigtsudtryk.

a wry, self-mocking smile.

et tørt, selvironisk smil.

twist one's mouth into a wry smile.

vrider munden til et skævt smil.

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

Tør humor gav et lille træk i hans mund.

a wry look, something between amusement and regret.

Et tørt udtryk, noget mellem amusement og fortrydelse.

a wry smile touched his lips.

et skævt smil spillede om hans læber.

A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Et skævt smil trak i mundvigen.

He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.

Han indrømmede sin fejl med et tørt grimac.

And with a wry laugh, he sums up the collectivisation in which millions of Ukrainians perished: "They told us the kolkhoz was not obligatory.

Med et tørt grin opsummerer han kollektiviseringen, hvor millioner af ukrainere døde: "De sagde, at kolkhozen ikke var obligatorisk.

Virkelige Eksempler

His lip curls in a wry smile.

Kilde: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

A wry smirk lifted a corner of his lips.

Kilde: Time

Anchise gave a wry smile. Oliver smiled back.

Kilde: Call Me by Your Name

The Economist once published a wry leader advocating child-free zones on planes and trains.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

" I know the sort, " the queen said with a wry smile.

Kilde: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Ms Na's contribution is a wry commentary on the museum itself.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

Miss Crocker tasted first, made a wry face, and drank some water hastily.

Kilde: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

" I can't drink it like that, " the Marionette said, making more wry faces.

Kilde: The Adventures of Pinocchio

" Thanks at last, " he said, with a wry smile.

Kilde: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

She thanks him with a wry smile, as if she's trying not to laugh.

Kilde: A man named Ove decides to die.

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