humour

humour
I 1.
humor ['hjuːmə(r)] nome
1) (wit) umorismo m., humour m.

to have a (good) sense of humour — avere (il) senso dell'umorismo

2) (mood) umore m.

to be in good humour — essere di buon umore

to be in no humour for arguing — non essere in vena di discutere

when the humour takes me — quando mi prende la voglia

2.
aggettivo -humoured in composti

good -humour ed — amabile

bad -humour ed — sgarbato

II
humor ['hjuːmə(r)] verbo transitivo compiacere, assecondare [person]; soddisfare [request]
* * *
['hju:mə] 1. noun
1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) umorismo
2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) comicità
2. verb
(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) compiacere, assecondare
- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
- -humoured
* * *
I 1.
humor ['hjuːmə(r)] nome
1) (wit) umorismo m., humour m.

to have a (good) sense of humour — avere (il) senso dell'umorismo

2) (mood) umore m.

to be in good humour — essere di buon umore

to be in no humour for arguing — non essere in vena di discutere

when the humour takes me — quando mi prende la voglia

2.
aggettivo -humoured in composti

good -humour ed — amabile

bad -humour ed — sgarbato

II
humor ['hjuːmə(r)] verbo transitivo compiacere, assecondare [person]; soddisfare [request]

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