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humeur

mood, humour

noun oo-MEUR Less Common

Also means

humour (body fluid, archaic medicine)

Usage Note

Humeur is used in the idiom être de bonne/mauvaise humeur ('to be in a good/bad mood'). Humeur and humour are false friends to watch: humour (borrowed from English) means comedic 'humour', while humeur refers to mood or temperament. Saute d'humeur means 'mood swing'.

Examples

"Elle est de bonne humeur ce matin."

Natural Translation

She is in a good mood this morning.

Literal Translation

She is of good mood this morning

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