gallows humor in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gallows humor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

gallows humor, humour Brit N U

gallows humor

humor m negro

Translations for gallows humor in the Spanish»English Dictionary

humor patibulario

gallows humor

Translations for gallows humor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

gallows <pl gallows> [Am ˈɡæloʊz, Brit ˈɡaləʊz] N + sing or pl vb

gallows

horca f

he was sent or sentenced to the gallows

lo condenaron a la horca

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

1. humor U (comic quality):

humor

humor m

I can't see the humor in it

no le veo la gracia

sense of humor

sentido m del humor

2. humor (mood):

humor no pl

humor m

humor no pl

talante m

in a good/bad or an ill humor

de buen/mal humor or talante

out of humor dated

de mal humor

3. humor C:

humor HISTORY, PHYSIOL

humor m

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

humor

seguirle la corriente a

they were humoring us to try to keep us quiet

nos seguían la corriente para que nos calláramos (or no protestáramos etc.)

humour N VB trans Brit

humour → humor

See also humor

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

1. humor U (comic quality):

humor

humor m

I can't see the humor in it

no le veo la gracia

sense of humor

sentido m del humor

2. humor (mood):

humor no pl

humor m

humor no pl

talante m

in a good/bad or an ill humor

de buen/mal humor or talante

out of humor dated

de mal humor

3. humor C:

humor HISTORY, PHYSIOL

humor m

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

humor

seguirle la corriente a

they were humoring us to try to keep us quiet

nos seguían la corriente para que nos calláramos (or no protestáramos etc.)

gallows humor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gallows humor in the Spanish»English Dictionary

humor negro

gallows humour Brit [or humor Am]

Translations for gallows humor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

gallows [ˈgæləʊz, Am -oʊz] N pl

the gallows

la horca

to send sb to the gallows

mandar a alguien al patíbulo

humor [ˈhju:məʳ, Am -mɚ] N Am, Aus

humor → humour

See also humour

humour [ˈhju:məʳ, Am -mɚ] N no pl

1. humour (capacity for amusement):

humour

humor m

sense of humour

sentido m del humor

2. humour form (mood):

humour

talante m

in (a) good/bad humour

de buen/mal humor

humour [ˈhju:məʳ, Am -mɚ] N no pl

1. humour (capacity for amusement):

humour

humor m

sense of humour

sentido m del humor

2. humour form (mood):

humour

talante m

in (a) good/bad humour

de buen/mal humor

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many writers of the metamodernist and postmodernist movements have made use of tragicomedy and/or gallows humor.

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Death and dementia shadow the album, tempered by tenderness and wicked gallows humor.

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