What does humour in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word humour in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use humour in French.

The word humour in French means humour, with humour, have a good sense of humour, have a sense of humour, good helping of humour, try to be funny, Christmas cracker humour, deadpan humour, dry humour, off-the-wall humour, sharp sense of humour, caustic humour, offbeat humor, black humour, dark humour, deadpan humour, dry humour, a touch of humour, sense of humour, a little humour, a bit of humour. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word humour

humour

nom masculin (drôlerie) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait preuve de beaucoup d'humour et fait rire tout le monde.
He shows a lot of humour and makes everyone laugh.

with humour

locution adverbiale (plaisamment) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

have a good sense of humour

verbe intransitif (avoir de l'ironie, du piquant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have a sense of humour

locution verbale (accepter l'humour, l'ironie) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pierre a le sens de l'humour même lorsqu'il raconte ses propres malheurs.

good helping of humour

nom féminin (beaucoup d'allant) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

try to be funny

locution verbale (avoir de l'esprit, être ironique)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Christmas cracker humour

nom masculin (péjoratif (humour grossier) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

deadpan humour, dry humour

nom masculin (humour déplacé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

off-the-wall humour

nom masculin (humour étonnant) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son humour décalé n'était pas toujours apprécié de ses amis.

sharp sense of humour, caustic humour

nom masculin (humour cinglant) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

offbeat humor

nom masculin (figuré (humour étonnant) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black humour, dark humour

nom masculin (humour critique et amer) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

deadpan humour, dry humour

nom masculin (humour avec un air sérieux) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

a touch of humour

nom féminin (humour discret) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il agrémentait son discours de pointes d'humour.

sense of humour

nom masculin (sens de la plaisanterie, de l'ironie) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

a little humour, a bit of humour

nom masculin (remarque humoristique) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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