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German
Etymology
Literally, “to laugh in one’s fist”. Compare Dutch in zijn vuistje lachen, also zich in het vuistje lachen.
Pronunciation
Verb
sich ins Fäustchen lachen (weak, third-person singular present lacht sich ins Fäustchen, past tense lachte sich ins Fäustchen, past participle sich ins Fäustchen gelacht, auxiliary haben)
- to laugh in one's sleeve (laugh secretly and gloatingly)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
sich ins Fäustchen lachen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Subordinate-clause forms of
sich ins Fäustchen lachen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
sich ins Fäustchen lachen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)