wriest

[US]/raɪ/
[UK]/raɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. torcido o distorsionado
vt. torcer o distorsionar
vi. volverse torcido o distorsionado

Phrases & Collocations

a wry smile

una sonrisa irónica

wry comment

comentario irónico

Example Sentences

made a wry face.

hizo una mueca irónica.

a wry sense of humour

un sentido del humor irónico

She made a wry face.

Ella hizo una mueca irónica.

a wry, self-mocking smile.

una sonrisa irónica y burlona.

twist one's mouth into a wry smile.

torcer la boca en una sonrisa irónica.

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

El humor irónico puso un ligero gesto peculiar en su boca.

a wry look, something between amusement and regret.

Una mirada irónica, algo entre diversión y arrepentimiento.

a wry smile touched his lips.

Una sonrisa irónica rozó sus labios.

A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Una sonrisa irónica tiró de la esquina de su boca.

He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.

Él reconoció su error con una mueca irónica.

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

Y con una risa irónica, resume la colectivización en la que murieron millones de ucranianos: "Nos dijeron que el koljóz no era obligatorio.

Real-world Examples

His lip curls in a wry smile.

Su labio se curva en una sonrisa irónica.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

A wry smirk lifted a corner of his lips.

Una mueca irónica levantó una esquina de sus labios.

Source: Time

Anchise gave a wry smile. Oliver smiled back.

Anchise dio una sonrisa irónica. Oliver le devolvió la sonrisa.

Source: Call Me by Your Name

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

The Economist publicó una vez un artículo de opinión irónico que abogaba por zonas libres de niños en aviones y trenes.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

"Conozco ese tipo", dijo la reina con una sonrisa irónica.

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

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

La contribución de la Sra. Na es un comentario irónico sobre el museo en sí mismo.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

La señorita Crocker primero probó, hizo una mueca irónica y bebió agua rápidamente.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

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

“No puedo beberlo así”, dijo el Marionette, haciendo más muecas irónicas.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

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

“Gracias, al fin”, dijo, con una sonrisa irónica.

Source: 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.

Él le agradece con una sonrisa irónica, como si estuviera tratando de no reírse.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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