"tongue-in-cheek" meaning in Inglés

See tongue-in-cheek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: tongue-in-cheek [positive], more tongue-in-cheek most tongue-in-cheek [comparative]
  1. Irónico, burlón, con tono burlesco.
    Sense id: es-tongue-in-cheek-en-adj-TUBlG0K3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb

  1. Con ironía.
    Sense id: es-tongue-in-cheek-en-adv-h2b5OBqA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "translation": "La idea, que combina la emoción de un deporte extremo con la satisfacción de una camisa bien planchada, se explica detalladamente en este manual en tono humorístico, desde sus orígenes en Leicester hasta fotografías de planchadores adentrándose en ríos y trepando por paredes rocosas con una tabla de planchar atada a la espalda."
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