humour

[US]/'hjuːmə/
[UK]/ˈhjumɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mchakato; mafundisho
vt. kushirikisha; kushisiliana
Word Forms
Pluralhumours
Third Person Singularhumours
Present Participlehumouring
Past Tensehumoured
Past Participlehumoured

Phrases & Collocations

sense of humour

moyo wa mchakato

British humour

moyo wa Uingereza

good humour

mchakato mwingi

Example Sentences

a wry sense of humour

moyo mwenye mchakato

her good humour vanished.

moyo mwenye mchakato wake alikwisha.

the opportune use of humour to lower tension.

utumiaji wa mchakato kwa mafua ya kufurika kwa mshangao.

her sense of humour was decidedly quirky.

Moyo wa mchakato wake alikuwa mwingi.

his humour is remindful of that of Max.

mchakato yake unyong'aa na mchakato wa Max.

The humour of it is not to be absorbed in a hurry.

Haifai kukichukua kwa haraka.

For a successful class humour is indispensable.

mchakato ni muhimu kwa klasu ya mafua.

He couldn’t see her salty humour in the situation.

Hakuweza kuona mchezo wake wa chumvi katika hali hiyo.

to have a warped sense of humour

kupewa moyo mwenye mchakato wa kuchanganyikiwa

he exuded good humour and bonhomie.

moyo uliokosa kwa mizigo ya mizigo.

she has a great sense of humour .

yake moyo mwenye mchakato mkuu.

she was always humouring him to prevent trouble.

alitumia mchakato yake kwa kufurika kwa mshangao.

the comic's lavatorial schoolboy humour appealed to many people.

mchakato wa mwanamoyo mwenye mchakato mwenye mafua ya kuvimba kwa mwanamoyo alimwita wengi.

I used my sense of humour to pull girls.

nilitumia mchakato yangu kusaidia mwanamke.

wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth.

mchakato mwenye mchakato alifanya mguu mwenyewe kwenye mguu yake.

In the final analysis, humour is a matter of individual interpretation.

kwa mafua ya mchakato ni mali ya mbinu ya kila mtu.

Have you read any humour recently?

Je, umesoma chochote cha kuchekesha hivi karibuni?

Just humour her and she'll be quiet.

tumia mchakato yake na yake atakuwa mshangao.

Real-world Examples

She wants you to cut them and add some humour.

Alikisema unahitaji kuchonga wanake na kuzidisha mazoezi.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

" Dance away, my little man, " said Peter, who was in high good humour.

"Tunda kwa mlima, mwanamke wangu," alisema Peter, ambaye alikuwa na mazoezi mazuri sana.

Source: Peter Pan

Allow me to return the favor by releasing the evil humours from your skull.

Uwezekeru kusimamia mazoezi yao ya kiharami kutoka kwa kichwa chako.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.

Mazoezi ni mchovu kwa mifano ya kigeu ya kina.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

So, you had the four humours, plenty of herbs and a good dose of religion.

Hakuna, unapewa mazoezi nne, maziki mengi na doza nzuri ya dini.

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

One last thing, I didn't understand British humour at all when I first got here.

Kipengele kimoja, mimi hakupata mazoezi ya Uingereza kwa moyo wala mchele wakati mimi niliingia hapa kwa mara ya kwanza.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 4)

Max has a good sense of humour.

Max anapewa mazoezi nzuri.

Source: Yilin Version Oxford Junior English (Grade 8, Volume 1)

So are humour and a sense of proportion.

Hakuna, mazoezi na mazoezi ya mchele.

Source: The Economist - Arts

In the past two decades, humour has gone global.

Katika miaka mengine ya pili, mazoezi yamepita kwa mchele.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Most people agreed that keeping your humours in balance was the key to good health.

Wakati wengi walizunguwa kwamba kusimamia mazoezi yako kwa mchele ni mchele wa upevyo.

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

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