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Hu·mor1 <-s, -e> [huˈmo:ɐ̯] N m pl selten

1. Humor (Laune):

Humor
good humour [or Am -or]
Humor
cheerfulness
einen goldenen Humor haben
to be irrepressibly good-humoured

2. Humor (Witz, Wesensart):

Humor
[sense of] humour [or Am -or]
etw mit Humor nehmen [o. tragen]
to take sth good-humouredly
den Humor verlieren
to become bad-tempered [or ill-humoured]
der rheinische Humor
the Rhineland brand of humour
du hast [vielleicht] Humor! iron
you're a funny one! iron
[einen Sinn für] Humor haben
to have a sense of humour
keinen [Sinn für] Humor haben
to not have a sense of humour
keinen [Sinn für] Humor haben
to be humourless
schwarzer Humor
dark [or black] humour

Phrases:

Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht prov
you've got to laugh

Hu·mor2 <-s, -es> [ˈhu:mo:ɐ̯] N m MED

Humor (Körperflüssigkeit)
[cardinal] humour [or Am -or]
etw blitzt durch Humor
sth comes through
gallebitterer Humor
a caustic sense of humour [or Am -or]
galliger Humor
a caustic sense of humour [or Am -or]
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black humour
schwarzer Humor
with a touch of humour [or Am humor]
mit einer Prise Humor
sense of humour
Sinn m für Humor
a wry sense of humour
ein trockener Sinn für Humor
to have a sense of humour
Sinn für Humor haben
off-the-wall humour
seltsamer Humor
to have a sense of fun
Sinn für Humor haben

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[einen Sinn für] Humor haben
to have a sense of humour
keinen [Sinn für] Humor haben
to not have a sense of humour
keinen [Sinn für] Humor haben
to be humourless
Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht prov
you've got to laugh
ein hintersinniger Sinn für Humor
a subtle sense of humour [or Am -or]

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Sie wurden so bezeichnet, weil man ihnen einen stichelnden Humor zuschrieb.
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Im Humor erhole sich der Mensch von den Zumutungen der Rationalität; und je intensiver die rationalen Zumutungen, desto stärker das Verlangen nach kompensierendem Humor.
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Diese Wendung wird vielfach als typisch für die Einstellung der Renaissance zu Humor, Komik und Lachen gewertet und hat zahlreiche zeitnahe Vorläufer.
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Auch Humor kam bei ihr nie zu kurz.
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Sein derber Humor auf Sendung brachte ihm stets Schwierigkeiten, die ihm zum Wechsel des Senders zwangen.
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