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Ria por rir

English translation: laughing for no reason

16:23 Feb 13, 2021
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Clinical report
Portuguese term or phrase: Ria por rir
Hi all, I have a phrase in a Brazilian report about a mental health patient's response to a medication. She began showing signs of apathy.
The full phrase is: Menos de um mês depois do último aumento de dose, começou a se sentir “esquisita, sem emoção, ria por rir”.
It's the “ria por rir” part I'm unsure of.
Thank you in advance for any ideas or suggestions!
Emma Kolendo
Local time: 16:55
English translation:laughing for no reason
Explanation:
Laughing for the sake of laughing
Selected response from:

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 16:55
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7laughing for no reason
Douglas Bissell
3 +2laughed just for the heck of it
Mario Freitas
3Laughed without feeling happy/ without feeling like it
Miriam Goldschmidt
3pointless laughing
Lirka


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
laughing for no reason


Explanation:
Laughing for the sake of laughing

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 16:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Douglas!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Vozone
20 mins
  -> thanks Ana
agree  Mark Robertson
6 hrs
  -> thanks Mark
agree  Oliver Simões
7 hrs
  -> thanks Olivier
agree  Iara Gomes
15 hrs
  -> thanks Iara
agree  R. Alex Jenkins
1 day 23 hrs
  -> thanks Richard
agree  Álvaro Micheletti
2 days 6 hrs
  -> thanks Álvaro
agree  Bett
18 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Laughed without feeling happy/ without feeling like it


Explanation:
Another suggestion.

Miriam Goldschmidt
Brazil
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
laughed just for the heck of it


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katarina Peters
29 mins
  -> Obrigado, Katarina!
agree  Liane Lazoski
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Liane!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pointless laughing


Explanation:
People with certain mental illness have flat o blunted affect and laugh pointlessly, or even inappropriately. Laughing inappropriately is not pointless laughing, but laughing in wrong situations, e.g. laughing in sad situations. I do not think it fits your context.

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 17:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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