humour

S2 W2

BrE /ˈhjuːmə/ AmE /ˈhjuːmər/

noun en → es

1 JOKES [uncountable] B1

the quality of being funny or amusing; the ability to make people laugh

humor, gracia, sentido del humor

  • have a good sense of humour

Collocations sense of humour · dry humour

  • He has a great sense of humor.

    Tiene un gran sentido del humor.

2 PERSONALITY [uncountable] B2

the general mood or attitude that someone shows; the way they behave towards others

humor, estado de ánimo, carácter

  • be in a good/bad humour

Collocations in a bad mood · good-humoured person

  • She was in a very bad mood this morning.

    Estaba de muy mal humor esta mañana.

3 MEDICINE [uncountable] C1

a substance that is used to treat certain medical conditions, especially stomach problems

humor, medicamento

  • take a humour

Collocations stomach humour · digestive humour

  • He took some stomach humour to settle his upset stomach.

    Tomó un medicamento para el estómago para calmar su malestar.

4 BODY FLUID [uncountable] C1

any of the fluids in the body, such as blood or lymph

humor, líquido corporal

  • body humour

Collocations bodily humours · four humours

  • Ancient theories about the four body humours.

    Teorías antiguas sobre los cuatro líquidos corporales.

5 ART [uncountable] C1

a type of art that uses humor to make a point or express an idea; a piece of humorous writing, painting, etc.

humor, obra de arte humorística

  • a work of humour

Collocations comic strip · satirical cartoon

  • The exhibition featured a number of humorous works.

    La exposición incluyó varias obras humorísticas.

6 SCIENCE [uncountable] C1

a substance that is used in scientific experiments or studies; a sample for analysis

humor, muestra para análisis

  • take a humour

Collocations blood humour · tissue humour

  • The researchers took samples of the humour for analysis.

    Los investigadores tomaron muestras para análisis.

7 LITERATURE [uncountable] C1

a type of literature that uses humor to make a point or express an idea; a piece of humorous writing, such as a novel or short story.

humor, literatura humorística

  • a work of humour

Collocations comic novel · satirical short story

  • The book is a humorous exploration of modern life.

    El libro es una exploración humorística de la vida moderna.

8 SPORT [uncountable] C1

the act of playing or competing in a sport with the intention of having fun and enjoying oneself; an informal game.

humor, juego deportivo

  • play for humour

Collocations friendly match · casual game

  • They played a humorous football match.

    Jugaron un partido de fútbol amistoso.