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Einfach öfter lachen.

English translation: Laughing is good for you.

06:04 Aug 26, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
German term or phrase: Einfach öfter lachen.
Obviously, this is a saying, but I do not know what the English equivalent is.
stephkg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:01
English translation:Laughing is good for you.
Explanation:
Not exactly a 'saying', but I think it pretty much conveys the same statement as the German phrase. Doesn't tell you why laughing is good or why you should do it more often - just laugh and see what happens.
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Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:01
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2Keep smiling.
Manjula Dias-Hargarter, Ph.D. (X)
3 +2Laughing is good for you.
Thomas Pfann
3Simply smile more often
Lirka
2Smile, and the world smiles with you!
Helen Shiner


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Keep smiling.


Explanation:
Without context, I couldn't suggest much more. But I thought it might prompt addtional ideas. Good luck.

Manjula Dias-Hargarter, Ph.D. (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Loos
49 mins
  -> Thank you, Diana.
agree  Shane London: Sounds good
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Shane.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Smile, and the world smiles with you!


Explanation:
Probably not appropriate here, but I thought I'd add it as a 'smile' idiom.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 74
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Laughing is good for you.


Explanation:
Not exactly a 'saying', but I think it pretty much conveys the same statement as the German phrase. Doesn't tell you why laughing is good or why you should do it more often - just laugh and see what happens.

Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): without further specific context, this could work here; haven't seen you in a long time
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Simply smile more often


Explanation:
Maybe a direct translation will do as well, won't it?

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 18:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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