''How do you say i couldn't help but laugh'' in spanish?

Question

No puedo envitar reime

Answer 1

Hello ricanboy and welcome to the Spansh Dict forum

You asked:

''How do you say i couldn't help but laugh'' in spanish?

I think you could say:

No podía evitar echarme a reír = I couldn't help bursting out in laughter

I have included an excerpt from The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe in which the children meet the professor Kirke for the first time. I have included it because it talks about Edmund bursting out in laughter so I have highlighted this part ! I am reading through the story/book in my Spanish lesson son Skype with my native Spanish teacher.

los niños les cayó bien casi de inmediato; aunque la tarde en que llegaron, cuando salió a recibirlos a la puerta principal, su aspecto les resultó tan raro que Lucy, que era la más joven, le tuvo un poco de miedo, y Edmund, que era el siguiente más joven, sintió ganas de echarse a reír y tuvo que fingir todo el tiempo que se sonaba la nariz para disimular.

Lewis, C. S. (2010-08-03). El león, la bruja y el armario: Las Crónicas de Narnia 2 (Spanish Edition) (Kindle Locations 41-44). Grupo Planeta. Kindle Edition.

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español, por favor

We have to vote for each other, great minds think alike. - annierats, Jan 29, 2015

Yes they certainly do, Annie :) - FELIZ77, Jan 29, 2015

Answer 2

Echarse a reír , to burst out laughing might do.

No pude evitar a echarme de reír.

I would have never guessed that you used echarse for that. Good answer to a good question. - rodneyp, Jan 29, 2015