Tentada de risa

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tentada de risa.

This is current news There Is a video and an artícle . A young congresswoman was giving a speech and she mistook a word for another. The word could be a dirty word but she went on reading. She could n't stop laughing.
The "president" of the Cámara de diputados said: " Drink some waler" and she said:Disculpe señor presidente several times.

As it says in the headline ella estaba tentada de risa.

"Tentarse de risa" Is when someone can't stop laughing. This Is usually very contagious.
What could be an English expression for "tentarse de risa" ?

It Is a dirty word un this área but not in all Spanish--speaking countries - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017

Poor girl. I can think of a number of occasions when I have come close, very close. I remember a man stealing from a shop who said he was lonely and I had to readout that he took a packet of condoms and some KY jelly. - Mardle, Oct 6, 2017

Answer 1

She had a fit of the giggles. She corpsed ( this is British English and usually relates to a live performance where the broadcaster or performer cannot stop laughing. - I think we would also use in a formal situation) Possibly convulsed with laughter, dissolved into laughter, laughed uncontrollably. My best choices would be had a fit of the giggles or corpsing.

Many years ago Jonathan Agnew and Brian Johnson (Aggers and Jonners) were commenting on a cricket match when Brian Johnson gradually lost control over a comment that Ian Botham had got his leg over ( the phrase has an ordinary descriptive meaning but has a second more colloquially meaning). What happened is what I would call corpsing.

Brian Johnson giggling

Sos these words are really new . Thanks Mardle ! - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017

I wouldn't have understood "she corpsed". I'm having almost as much fun learning British English here as Spanish :) - alba3, Oct 7, 2017

@alba3, there are so many things in English that you mayn't know about, especially British English. - NKM1974, Oct 7, 2017

I especially like Fit of the giggles - Polenta, Oct 8, 2017

Answer 2

Tentarse de risa is colloquial meaning to laugh uncontrollably in the Southern Cone. Also, to die laughing and to burst into laughter. In the English-speaking countries, it would mean I/you/he/she/they can't/couldn't contain or hold back/restrain themselves if it relates to excitement or joy.

So thanks nkm. Was it contagious for you? - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017

If I know what it means, yes. - NKM1974, Oct 6, 2017

Nkm Ir seems I am better at posting a link thanks to you. - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017

Answer 3

I'd say she cracked up laughing.

I might also say, similar to what Mardle said, "She had a giggling fit." - alba3, Oct 7, 2017

Wow, I am learning a lot !!! - Polenta, Oct 7, 2017

Gigglefit sounds good like ataque de risa. Good! - Polenta, Oct 7, 2017

We say coughing fit but always say fit of the giggles not giggling fit. - Mardle, Oct 7, 2017

I meant to type giggle fit. Giggling fit is used occasionally. - Mardle, Oct 7, 2017