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an zu lachen

to start laughing

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phrase Rare #26,027
to start laughing Used with a conjugated form of anfangen, as in fing an zu lachen (“started laughing”).
GE: Als der Witz vorbei war, fing sie an zu lachen.
EN: When the joke was over, she started laughing.

Und dann fingen alle an zu lachen.

And then everyone started laughing.

Ich brach in Tränen aus und fing dann an zu lachen.

I burst into tears and then started laughing.

Beide fingen an zu lachen.

They both started laughing.

Tom fing wieder an zu lachen.

Tom started laughing again.

Und dann fing sie an zu lachen.

And then she started to laugh.

— Rebecca (1940)

Kaum dass sie mich sah, fing sie an zu lachen.

As soon as she saw me, she started laughing.

Alle fingen an zu lachen.

Everyone started laughing.

Tom fing auch an zu lachen.

Tom started laughing too.

Wir fingen alle beide an zu lachen, Tom und ich.

We both started laughing, Tom and I.

Und wenn er's verdaut hat, fängt er plötzlich an zu lachen, ganz glücklich.

And once he’s digested it, he suddenly starts laughing, completely happy.

— Das süße Leben (1960)