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humour

/ˈhjuː.mə(ɹ)/ /ˈhjuːmɚ/

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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, especialmente los cuatro «humores cardinales»: sangre, bilis amarilla, bilis negra y flema

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 ancient belief system, an imbalance in the humours was thought to cause illness and mood swings. "

En el antiguo sistema de creencias, se pensaba que un desequilibrio en los humores causaba enfermedades y cambios de humor.

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noun

Humor acuoso, humor vítreo

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

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the pressure inside my eye was due to a build-up of fluid in the aqueous humour. "

El médico explicó que la presión dentro de mi ojo se debía a una acumulación de líquido en el humor acuoso.

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noun

Humedad

Moist vapour, moisture.

Examples :

"The early morning humour clinging to the grass made my shoes damp on the walk to school. "

La humedad de la mañana, aferrada a la hierba, humedeció mis zapatos en el camino a la escuela.

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verb

Complacer, halagar

To pacify by indulging.

Examples :

"My little brother was upset he couldn't have ice cream, so to humour him, I let him choose the flavor for my next slice of cake. "

Mi hermano pequeño estaba molesto porque no podía comer helado, así que para complacerlo, le dejé elegir el sabor de mi próxima porción de pastel.

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