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humors

/ˈhjuːmərz/ /ˈjuːmərz/

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noun

Humor, gracia

The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.

Examples :

"She has a great sense of humour, and I always laugh a lot whenever we get together."

Ella tiene un gran sentido del humor, y siempre me río mucho cuando nos reunimos.

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noun

Humor, estado de ánimo, capricho

A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.

Examples :

"He was in a particularly vile humour that afternoon."

Esa tarde estaba de un humor particularmente vil.

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noun

Humores

Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.

Examples :

"In the old medical books, doctors believed a person's personality was determined by the balance of their humors, like blood and phlegm. "

En los antiguos libros de medicina, los médicos creían que la personalidad de una persona estaba determinada por el equilibrio de sus humores, como la sangre y la flema.

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noun

Humor acuoso y humor vítreo

Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.

Examples :

"The ophthalmologist examined the humors of her eye to check for any signs of inflammation or damage. "

El oftalmólogo examinó el humor acuoso y el humor vítreo de su ojo para detectar cualquier signo de inflamación o daño.

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noun

Humedad

Moist vapour, moisture.

Examples :

"After a long run, the athlete could feel the humors gathering as fine droplets of sweat on their forehead. "

Después de una larga carrera, el atleta podía sentir la humedad acumulándose como finas gotas de sudor en la frente.

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verb

Complacer, halagar

To pacify by indulging.

Examples :

"I try to humors my toddler with a cookie when he gets fussy in the grocery store. "

Intento complacer a mi hijo pequeño con una galleta cuando se pone quisquilloso en la tienda de comestibles.

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