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tongue in cheek,
tongue-in-cheek adj | figurative (intended ironically) | irónico/a adj |
| | | burlón/ona adj |
| | | en chiste, en broma loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Steve always enjoyed Francine's teasing, tongue-in-cheek comments. |
| | Though Larry's remark was tongue in cheek, it still hurt. |
| | Él siempre disfrutó de sus comentarios irónicos. |
tongue in cheek,
with tongue in cheek expr | figurative (ironically) | irónicamente adv |
| | | en chiste, en broma loc adv |
| | I didn't mean to upset you; I made those comments tongue in cheek. |
'tongue in cheek' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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