Humor in english
Humor
pronunciation: hjumɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: hjumɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
humor = humour [humor, -USA] ; temper.
Example: If you are looking for books about humor in orchestral music, you can combine these two lists.Example: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.more:
» buen humor = cheerfulness ; good humour ; high spirits .
Example: Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor = Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor. Example: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film. Example: A weekend with the family or a few hours playing a favorite sport can release tension so we return to work with a clear mind and high spirits.» chiste de buen humor = light-hearted joke .
Example: He started off on a good note of light-hearted jokes at a charity dinner on Thursday night, but the mood turned once he started attacking his ex more heavily.» comedia de humor negro = black comedy .
Example: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.» con buen humor = good-humouredly .
Example: Taking the interruption good-humoredly, he parenthetically noted that the audience 'may expect interruptions like that'.» con humor = humorously .
Example: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.» con un humor de mil demonios = foul-tempered ; evil-tempered .
Example: He was foul-mouthed and foul-tempered, a vicious player whose most common word was 'cocksucker,' usually directed at the referees. Example: Plato expresses this in his parable of the man in a chariot driving two horses; one is good-tempered, the other evil-tempered, and the charioteer has all the trouble in the world to manage it.» con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head ; foul-tempered ; evil-tempered ; as mad as a wet hen .
Example: That number of pages to sift through is enough to make anybody feel like a bear with a sore head. Example: He was foul-mouthed and foul-tempered, a vicious player whose most common word was 'cocksucker,' usually directed at the referees. Example: Plato expresses this in his parable of the man in a chariot driving two horses; one is good-tempered, the other evil-tempered, and the charioteer has all the trouble in the world to manage it. Example: He was mad as a wet hen throughout the procedure, but once he got over it, he was almost immediately back to his old self.» de buen humor = good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; in good humour ; in good spirits .
Example: Taking the interruption good-humoredly, he parenthetically noted that the audience 'may expect interruptions like that'. Example: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic. Example: To keep your little child in good humour, you have to get down to his level. Example: The President rested normally during the night, has started to get up and walk, and is in good spirits.» decir con mal humor = spit out .
Example: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.» de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.] .
Example: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).» de mal humor = crotchety .
Example: 'She is a bit gruff, perhaps, but not bad... inconsistent, I'd say... one moment she was fine, and the next ... well ... crotchety'.» de un humor de mil demonios = foul-tempered ; evil-tempered .
Example: He was foul-mouthed and foul-tempered, a vicious player whose most common word was 'cocksucker,' usually directed at the referees. Example: Plato expresses this in his parable of the man in a chariot driving two horses; one is good-tempered, the other evil-tempered, and the charioteer has all the trouble in the world to manage it.» de un humor de perros = foul-tempered ; evil-tempered .
Example: He was foul-mouthed and foul-tempered, a vicious player whose most common word was 'cocksucker,' usually directed at the referees. Example: Plato expresses this in his parable of the man in a chariot driving two horses; one is good-tempered, the other evil-tempered, and the charioteer has all the trouble in the world to manage it.» encontrar humor en = find + humour in .
Example: Shrigley finds humour in flat depictions of the inconsequential, the unavailing and the bizarre -- although he is far fonder of violent or otherwise disquieting subject matter.» esquech de humor = comedy sketch .
Example: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure = Otro sketch de humor consiste en una rutina en la que el bailarín, invisible salvo por un sombrero blanco, guantes y zapatos, baila alegremente hasta que sufre un fatal ataque epiléptico.» estar de buen humor = be high .
Example: There are 3 days in a week when he's really high.» humor acuoso = aqueous humour .
Example: Only a minute concentration of carbenicillin was found in the aqueous humor and retina.» humor barato = cheap laughs .
Example: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.» humor corporal = body fluid .
Example: The human tissues and body fluids found to be contaminated by these chemicals are listed.» humor de mil demonios = foul temper ; evil temper ; foul mood .
Example: He is noted for his foul temper, his emotional monologues that end with flatulence, his vulgar manners, and his unusual diet. Example: The three boys often watched him at a safe distance, and regretted that his evil temper made it impossible to be friendly with him. Example: Drunk woman stabbed her partner when in foul mood.» humor de perros = vicious temper ; fiery temper ; foul temper ; evil temper ; foul mood .
Example: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something. Example: Be it his fiery temper, flamboyant clothes or his flashes of kindness and razor-sharp wit, when people talk of him, they tend to go from one extreme to the other. Example: He is noted for his foul temper, his emotional monologues that end with flatulence, his vulgar manners, and his unusual diet. Example: The three boys often watched him at a safe distance, and regretted that his evil temper made it impossible to be friendly with him. Example: Drunk woman stabbed her partner when in foul mood.» humor serio = deadpan humour .
Example: Never sentimental, the movie has moments of droll, deadpan humor.» humor visual = slapstick [Nombre] .
Example: Young children like slapstick, then change to a more subtle humour.» humor vítreo = vitreous humour .
Example: 5 sea gulls were inoculated with flukes from the lens, and 3 with flukes from the vitreous humor.» no tener sentido del humor = have + no sense of humour .
Example: Because really, the only thing worse than having no sense of humor, is having a bad sense of humor.» perder el sentido del humor = lose + Posesivo + sense of humour .
Example: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.» programa de humor = comedy programme ; comedy show .
Example: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme in the sense that it treats significant issues in a mature way = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" en el sentido de que trata asuntos importantes de una forma madura. Example: This is the second time recently that NBC has bowed to pressure and censored one of its late-night comedy shows.» sentido del humor = sense of humour .
Example: This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training.» sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA] .
Example: According to Virginia Boucher, in a scholarly though not entirely humourless paper, 'The Irate Patron stance is characterised by very erect posture'.» sketch de humor = comedy sketch .
Example: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure = Otro sketch de humor consiste en una rutina en la que el bailarín, invisible salvo por un sombrero blanco, guantes y zapatos, baila alegremente hasta que sufre un fatal ataque epiléptico.» tener un buen sentido del humor = have + a good sense of humour .
Example: Andy has a good sense of humor but there is genuine pain in his voice as he looks over the sopping field and sees his crops struggling.» tener un humor de perros = be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood ; be in a shitty mood ; be in a filthy mood .
Example: Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began. Example: When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood. Example: I hate when I'm in a shitty mood for no reason. Example: Our cat has been in a filthy mood after we left her at my in-laws for a week.» tener un mal sentido del humor = have + a bad sense of humour .
Example: Because really, the only thing worse than having no sense of humor, is having a bad sense of humor.» tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour .
Example: Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.» ver Algo con humor = have + a funny eye for .
Example: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.