sense of humor
чувство юмора
A good sense of humor helps a lot when you travel with kids.
Хорошее чувство юмора очень помогает, когда путешествуешь с детьми.
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humour
humour
Meaning of humour
English
sense of humour
Русский
способность замечать смешное и вызывать смех
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈhjuːmə/
American English — humor
/ˈhjuːmɚ/
humour with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом humour
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
7 сочетаний
Чувство юмора
Sense of humorhave no sense of humor
не понимать шуток
My boss has no sense of humor, so I keep my jokes to myself.
Мой начальник не понимает шуток, поэтому я держу их при себе.
- a great sense of humorотличное чувство юмора
Какой бывает юмор
Kinds of humordark humor
чёрный юмор
Nurses often use dark humor to get through hard shifts.
Медсёстры часто прибегают к чёрному юмору, чтобы пережить тяжёлые смены.
self-deprecating humor
самоирония
His self-deprecating humor makes everyone at the table relax.
Его самоирония помогает всем за столом расслабиться.
- dry humorсухой юмор
- a touch of humorдоля юмора
humour usage examples
🇬🇧UK
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I like his humour.
Мне нравится его чувство юмора.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She has a great sense of humour.
У неё отличное чувство юмора.
🇺🇸US
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I like his humor.
Мне нравится его чувство юмора.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She has a great sense of humor.
У неё отличное чувство юмора.
humour synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between humour, wit, sense of fun, playfulness, banter, dry humour, and black humour
W
🇬🇧English
wit
clever, quick humour
B2very often
ENHer wit won over the whole audience during the debate.
S
🇬🇧English
sense of fun
enjoys having fun, not making jokes
B1often
ENShe has a great sense of fun — always up for games and outings.
Advanced: broader words
P
🇬🇧English
playfulness
a playful manner
B2often
ENHer playfulness makes team meetings much more relaxed.
B
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banter
friendly teasing between people
B2often
ENThey had good-natured banter throughout the dinner.
D
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dry humour
jokes told with a straight face
B2often
ENHis dry humour means you have to listen carefully to catch the joke.
B
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black humour
jokes about dark subjects
B2often
ENThe film uses black humour to discuss difficult social issues.
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What does humour mean?
sense of humour
How do you pronounce humour?
humour is pronounced [ˈhjuːmə].
How is humour used in a sentence?
Мне нравится его чувство юмора. Translation: I like his humour.
Is humour part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
Yes, humour (humor) can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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