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with tongue in cheek

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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.

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