wriest

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

Translation

adj. tordu ou déformé
vt. tordre ou déformer
vi. devenir tordu ou déformé

Phrases & Collocations

a wry smile

un sourire narquois

wry comment

commentaire narquois

Example Sentences

made a wry face.

Il a fait une grimace ironique.

a wry sense of humour

un sens de l'humour ironique

She made a wry face.

Elle a fait une grimace ironique.

a wry, self-mocking smile.

un sourire narquois et auto-dépréciatif

twist one's mouth into a wry smile.

déformer sa bouche en un sourire ironique.

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

Un humour ironique donnait un léger tic à sa bouche.

a wry look, something between amusement and regret.

Un regard ironique, quelque chose entre amusement et regret.

a wry smile touched his lips.

Un sourire ironique effleura ses lèvres.

A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

Un sourire ironique tira au coin de sa bouche.

He acknowledged his mistake with a wry grimace.

Il a reconnu son erreur avec une grimace ironique.

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

Et avec un rire narquois, il résume la collectivisation au cours de laquelle des millions d'Ukrainiens ont péri : « On nous a dit que le kolkhoze n'était pas obligatoire.

Real-world Examples

His lip curls in a wry smile.

Son lèvre se recourbe en un sourire ironique.

Source: Fifty Shades of Grey (Audiobook Excerpt)

A wry smirk lifted a corner of his lips.

Un sourire narquois a relevé un coin de ses lèvres.

Source: Time

Anchise gave a wry smile. Oliver smiled back.

Anchise a esquissé un sourire ironique. Oliver lui a rendu son sourire.

Source: Call Me by Your Name

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

The Economist a publié un éditorial ironique plaidant pour des zones sans enfants dans les avions et les trains.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

« Je connais le genre, » dit la reine avec un sourire ironique.

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 contribution de Mlle Na est un commentaire ironique sur le musée lui-même.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

Mlle Crocker a goûté en premier, a fait une grimace ironique et a bu de l'eau précipitamment.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

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

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

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

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.

Elle lui rend son sourire avec un sourire ironique, comme si elle essayait de ne pas rire.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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