No. 10,145 in French
humour
Humour: The quality of being amusing or entertaining.
In a sentence
L'humour est un moyen puissant de communiquer.
Humor is a powerful means of communication.
Here, 'humour' is used as a noun referring to the concept of humor or the quality of being humorous.
Son humour léger rend la conversation agréable.
His light humor makes the conversation pleasant.
In this sentence, 'humour' describes a lighthearted and not-too-serious comedic approach, acting as a noun to describe a personal characteristic.
Avec humour, elle a contredit ses collègues.
With humor, she contradicted her colleagues.
Here, 'humour' signifies the manner in which an action (contradicting) was performed, indicating the use of humor in the delivery.
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