Significado de humour en inglés
humourhumour1 British English, humor American English /ˈhjuːmə $ ˈhjuːmər, ˈjuː-/ noun [uncountable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1the ability or tendency to think that things are funny, or funny things you say that show you have this abilitycapacidad o tendencia a percibir las cosas como divertidas, o lo que se dice y que muestra que se tiene esta capacidad: 
his humour and charmsu sentido del humor y su encanto Greg’s feeble attempt at humourel torpe intento de humor de Greg English humourel humor inglés It’s vital to have a sense of humor in this job.Es fundamental tener sentido del humor en este trabajo. The host puts the contestants at ease with his own brand of humour.El presentador tranquiliza a los concursantes con su propio estilo de humor. He showed flashes of humor that delighted the audience.Mostró destellos de humor que deleitaron al público.2the quality in something that makes it funny and makes people laughla cualidad de algo que lo hace gracioso y hace reír a la gente: He failed to see the humour of the situation.No supo ver el lado gracioso de la situación.3in a good/an ill/a bad humour formalformal in a good or bad moodde buen o mal humor → good humour4out of humour British English old-fashionedanticuado in a bad moodde mal humorCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2— Significados 1 y 2phrasesfrasesa sense of humour· I'm afraid my dad doesn't have a very good sense of humour.· Me temo que mi padre no tiene muy buen sentido del humor.somebody's brand of humour (=the type of jokes, funny stories etc that a particular person likes or tells)· Their brand of humour isn't to everyone's taste.· Su estilo de humor no es del gusto de todos.a flash/trace/touch of humour (=a very small amount of humour)· She replied with a rare flash of humour.· Respondió con un raro destello de humor.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + humourADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + humourblack/dark humour (=jokes, funny stories etc about the unpleasant parts of life)· The tone of the film is light but there are moments of black humour.· El tono de la película es ligero, pero hay momentos de humor negro.gallows humour (=jokes, funny stories etc which make very unpleasant or dangerous things seem funny)· It was the kind of gallows humor that medical students love.· Era el tipo de humor negro macabro que les encanta a los estudiantes de medicina.schoolboy humour (=jokes, funny stories etc that are silly and rude but not offensive)· The schoolboy humour appealed to him.· El humor de colegial le resultaba atractivo.dry/deadpan humour (=when someone makes it seem as if they are being serious, but really they are being funny)· His serious demeanour lends itself to deadpan humour.· Su actitud seria encaja a la perfección con el humor imperturbable.wry humour (=when someone makes something seem both funny and sad)· He wrote with wry humour about his time in a Turkish prison.· Escribió con humor socarrón sobre su tiempo en una prisión turca.gentle humour (=jokes or stories that do not offend anyone)· The plays uses gentle humor to make a strong point.· La obra usa el humor suave para transmitir un mensaje contundente.self-deprecating humour (=jokes, funny stories etc in which you criticize or make fun of yourself)· Her self-deprecating humour made the audience howl with laughter.· Su humor autodespreciativo hizo que el público se tronchara de risa.verbsverbossee/appreciate the humour (=understand that something is funny)· I may have been wet and covered in mud, but I could still see the humour in the situation.· Puede que estuviera empapado y cubierto de barro, pero aun así podía ver el lado gracioso de la situación.
Ver todas las traducciones1the ability or tendency to think that things are funny, or funny things you say that show you have this abilitycapacidad o tendencia a percibir las cosas como divertidas, o lo que se dice y que muestra que se tiene esta capacidad: his humour and charmsu sentido del humor y su encanto Greg’s feeble attempt at humourel torpe intento de humor de Greg English humourel humor inglés It’s vital to have a sense of humor in this job.Es fundamental tener sentido del humor en este trabajo. The host puts the contestants at ease with his own brand of humour.El presentador tranquiliza a los concursantes con su propio estilo de humor. He showed flashes of humor that delighted the audience.Mostró destellos de humor que deleitaron al público.2the quality in something that makes it funny and makes people laughla cualidad de algo que lo hace gracioso y hace reír a la gente: He failed to see the humour of the situation.No supo ver el lado gracioso de la situación.3in a good/an ill/a bad humour formalformal in a good or bad moodde buen o mal humor → good humour4out of humour British English old-fashionedanticuado in a bad moodde mal humorCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2— Significados 1 y 2phrasesfrasesa sense of humour· I'm afraid my dad doesn't have a very good sense of humour.· Me temo que mi padre no tiene muy buen sentido del humor.somebody's brand of humour (=the type of jokes, funny stories etc that a particular person likes or tells)· Their brand of humour isn't to everyone's taste.· Su estilo de humor no es del gusto de todos.a flash/trace/touch of humour (=a very small amount of humour)· She replied with a rare flash of humour.· Respondió con un raro destello de humor.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + humourADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + humourblack/dark humour (=jokes, funny stories etc about the unpleasant parts of life)· The tone of the film is light but there are moments of black humour.· El tono de la película es ligero, pero hay momentos de humor negro.gallows humour (=jokes, funny stories etc which make very unpleasant or dangerous things seem funny)· It was the kind of gallows humor that medical students love.· Era el tipo de humor negro macabro que les encanta a los estudiantes de medicina.schoolboy humour (=jokes, funny stories etc that are silly and rude but not offensive)· The schoolboy humour appealed to him.· El humor de colegial le resultaba atractivo.dry/deadpan humour (=when someone makes it seem as if they are being serious, but really they are being funny)· His serious demeanour lends itself to deadpan humour.· Su actitud seria encaja a la perfección con el humor imperturbable.wry humour (=when someone makes something seem both funny and sad)· He wrote with wry humour about his time in a Turkish prison.· Escribió con humor socarrón sobre su tiempo en una prisión turca.gentle humour (=jokes or stories that do not offend anyone)· The plays uses gentle humor to make a strong point.· La obra usa el humor suave para transmitir un mensaje contundente.self-deprecating humour (=jokes, funny stories etc in which you criticize or make fun of yourself)· Her self-deprecating humour made the audience howl with laughter.· Su humor autodespreciativo hizo que el público se tronchara de risa.verbsverbossee/appreciate the humour (=understand that something is funny)· I may have been wet and covered in mud, but I could still see the humour in the situation.· Puede que estuviera empapado y cubierto de barro, pero aun así podía ver el lado gracioso de la situación.humourhumour2 British English, humor American English verb [transitive] to do what someone wants or to pretend to agree with them so that they do not become upsethacer lo que alguien quiere o fingir estar de acuerdo con él/ella para que no se moleste: ‘Of course,’ he said, humouring her."Por supuesto", dijo él, siguiéndole la corriente.
to do what someone wants or to pretend to agree with them so that they do not become upsethacer lo que alguien quiere o fingir estar de acuerdo con él/ella para que no se moleste: ‘Of course,’ he said, humouring her."Por supuesto", dijo él, siguiéndole la corriente.