gallows humour in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for gallows humour in the English»Italian Dictionary

gallows humour, gallows humor Am [Brit ɡaləʊz ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈɡæloʊz ˈ(h)jumər] N

gallows humour

umorismo m macabro

Translations for gallows humour in the Italian»English Dictionary

umorismo macabro

gallows humor Am

umorismo macabro

gallows humour Brit

umorismo macabro

gallows humour

Translations for gallows humour in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.humour, humor [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] N

1. humour (wit):

humour

umorismo m

humour

humour m

to have a, no sense of humour

avere, non avere senso dell'umorismo

a good sense of humour

un buon senso dell'umorismo

the humour of the situation

il lato umoristico della situazione

2. humour (mood):

humour

umore m

to be in good humour

essere di buon umore

to be in no humour for jokes, arguing

non essere in vena di scherzare, di discutere

to be out of humour

essere di cattivo umore

to be out of humour with sb

essere freddo nei confronti di qn

when the humour takes me

quando mi prende la voglia

3. humour arch MED:

humour

umore m

II.-humoured COMP

good-humoured person, smile

amabile

bad-humoured

sgarbato

III.humour, humor [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] VB trans

humour person

compiacere, assecondare

humour request, whim, wish

soddisfare

humor

humor → humour

See also humour

I.humour, humor [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] N

1. humour (wit):

humour

umorismo m

humour

humour m

to have a, no sense of humour

avere, non avere senso dell'umorismo

a good sense of humour

un buon senso dell'umorismo

the humour of the situation

il lato umoristico della situazione

2. humour (mood):

humour

umore m

to be in good humour

essere di buon umore

to be in no humour for jokes, arguing

non essere in vena di scherzare, di discutere

to be out of humour

essere di cattivo umore

to be out of humour with sb

essere freddo nei confronti di qn

when the humour takes me

quando mi prende la voglia

3. humour arch MED:

humour

umore m

II.-humoured COMP

good-humoured person, smile

amabile

bad-humoured

sgarbato

III.humour, humor [Brit ˈhjuːmə, Am ˈ(h)jumər] VB trans

humour person

compiacere, assecondare

humour request, whim, wish

soddisfare

gallows <pl gallowses, gallows> [Brit ˈɡaləʊz, Am ˈɡæloʊz] N

gallows

forca f

to die on the gallows

morire sulla forca

to end up on the gallows

finire sulla forca

gallows humour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gallows humour in the English»Italian Dictionary

humor [ˈhju:·mɚ] N

1. humor (capacity for amusement):

humor

umorismo m

sense of humor

senso m dell'umorismo

2. humor form (mood):

humor

umore m

in (a) good/bad humor

di buon/cattivo umore

gallows [ˈgæ·loʊz] N pl

the gallows

la forca

to send sb to the gallows

mandare qu al patibolo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But after the devastation of the fire isn't this just an example of gallows humour.

www.oxfordtimes.co.uk

Gallows humour carried the group through the darkest moments; it's a case study for how footballers react to stress and adversity.

www.independent.ie

Then the gallows humour started, most of it coming from what seemed to be a group of brothers in row 25.

www.irishexaminer.com

Fatalism and gallows humour could be consoling for soldiers.

theconversation.com

On the outside there is a very dry, black gallows humour, with which they face the world.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Gallows humour was all part of life at the base.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Gallows humour has become the best way to endure a summer that formally ends today with a first game of the 2016-17 campaign.

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

But we keep that between ourselves because gallows humour might de-stress clergy, but not the bereaved.

www.mirror.co.uk

Perhaps this is why gallows humour has seeped into my conversations about the future.

www.eurekastreet.com.au

With a wicked sense of gallows humour, much appreciated by the rest of the group, not so long ago he stopped talking.

www.telegraph.co.uk