humor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhjuːmər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhjumɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hyo̅o̅mər or, often, yo̅o̅-)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
humor (US),
humour (UK)
n
uncountable (funniness)humor nm
 Kate's dad has no humor at all.
 El padre de Kate no tiene ningún sentido del humor.
humor (US),
humour (UK)
n
uncountable (comedy) (comdia)humor nm
  comedia nf
 The show had a lot of humor in it.
 La función tenía un montón de humor.
humor (US),
humour (UK)
n
uncountable (style of humour) (el tipo)humor nm
 I don't like this comedian's humor.
 No me gusta el humor de ese comediante.
humor [sb] (US),
humour [sb] (UK)
vtr
(indulge)seguirle la corriente a loc verb + prep
  (ES: coloquial)seguirle el rollo a loc verb + prep
 Just humour him, eventually he'll realise he's wrong.
 Tú síguele la corriente y se dará cuenta de que está equivocado.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
humor (US),
humour (UK)
n
countable, historical, obsolete (medical element) (medicina)humor nm
 People used to believe that your health was tied to your humors.
 La gente creía que la salud estaba atada al humor.
humor (US),
humour (UK)
n
uncountable (mood)humor nm
  talante nm
 The old man was in a good humor, and was happy to have guests.
 El hombre anciano estaba de buen humor, y contento de tener visitas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
humor | humour
InglésEspañol
aqueous humor (US),
aqueous humour (UK)
n
(fluid in eye) (anatomía)humor acuoso loc nom m
 Aqueous humour is the fluid which helps the lens of the eye maintain its shape.
 El humor acuoso nutre y oxigena partes del globo ocular.
bad humor (US),
bad humour (UK)
n
(grumpy mood)mal humor adj + nm
black humor (US),
black humour (UK)
n
uncountable (morbid comedy) (sarcasmo, humor cruel)humor negro loc nom m
black humor (US),
black humour (UK)
n
(bad mood)mal humor adj + nm
  humor de perros nm + loc adj
  (MX, vulgar)humor de la chingada nm + loc adj
cheeky humor (US),
cheeky humour (UK)
n
(impudence)humor subido de tono nm + loc adj
  humor atrevido nm + adj
 The boy is given to cheeky humor: he told old Mrs. Podsnap she was a bit of a doll.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. La película no me gustó, tiene un humor subido de tono que bordea el mal gusto.
cheeky humor (US),
cheeky humour (UK)
n
informal (sexual comedy)comedia picaresca nf + adj
dry humor (US),
dry humour (UK)
n
(deadpan comedy) (humor)ironía nf
 The double-entendre is often an element of dry humor.
 El doble sentido es un recurso frecuente en la ironía.
gallows humor (US),
gallows humour (UK)
n
(macabre jokes)humor negro loc nom m
 The medical examiner relies on gallows humor to deal with the nature of her work.
 La médica forense se apoya en el humor negro para lidiar con la naturaleza de su trabajo.
good humor (US),
good humour (UK)
n
(cheerful mood)buen humor adj + nm
 When the sun is shining, it puts me in good humour.
 Un día soleado me pone de buen humor.
ill humor (US),
ill humour (UK)
n
(bad mood)mal humor adj + nm
out of humor (US),
out of humour (UK)
expr
(dissatisfied, displeased)de mal humor loc adj
sense of humor (US),
sense of humour (UK)
n
(finding things funny)sentido del humor loc nom m
 Wally has a strange sense of humor: he's always making jokes that no-one else understands.
 Wally tiene un extraño sentido del humor: siempre está haciendo chistes que nadie entiende.
vitreous humor (US),
vitreous humour (UK),
vitreous body
n
(anatomy)humor vítreo loc nom m
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Collocations: has [a great, an interesting] sense of humor, oh, come on, have a sense of humor!, don't you have a sense of humor?, more...

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