Sie kriegte sich vor Lachen nicht mehr ein über seinen Fehler.

Sentence Discussions German
#1

This sentence is translated “She laughed up her sleeve at his failure.” which is not an expression I am familiar with in English. I looked this up and it means to laugh secretly, behind someone’s back. I’m not sure if this is what the German sentence means.

The more I look at this the more I realize I just don’t know what the German sentence means. Is it accurately translated or not?

#2

It means that she doesnt stop laughing because of his mistake so the translation doesn’t seem right.

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#3

I added what I think is a better translation on Tatoeba and also reported it. Thanks!