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['hjuːmə] 1. сущ.; брит.; амер. humor1)а) юмор; что-л. смешное, забавноеdash / trace / vein of humour — веселье
bitter / caustic humour — горький юмор
black / deadpan / dry / straight / gallows humour — чёрный юмор
cracker-barrel humour — амер. доморощенный юмор
earthy humour — житейский, грубый юмор
sly / wry / subtle humour — скрытый юмор
б) комизм, комичностьв) = sense of humour остроумие, чувство юмора; склонность к шутливостиSyn:wit I2)а) черты характера; склонности, наклонности; темперамент, нравperson in the humour for smth. — человек со склонностью к чему-л.
Syn:б) настроение, расположение духаin bad / ill humour — в плохом настроении
He was in no humour to listen. — Он был не в настроении слушать.
Syn:в) прихоть, каприз; причудаSyn:3) ист.; филос. влага, жидкость ( как основное начало в живом теле)cardinal humours — основные "соки" в организме человека
4) мед. телесная жидкость2. гл.; брит.; амер. humor1) потакать; ублажать; баловатьSyn:2) приспосабливать, подгонять, приводить в соответствие чему-л.In reading this poem we ought to humour it with a corresponding tone of voice. — Читая это стихотворение, мы должны найти подходящий тон голоса.
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