How does 笑えない話をしていた translate to this?


I'm trying to translate a children's book myself, ハルとカナ. I got stuck on this
sentence:

> ハルはリビングで、父さんと笑えない話をしていた。

Which Google translates to:

> Haru was in the living room, talking funny with his father.

The translation makes sense in context, but I can't figure out why 笑えない話
becomes "talking funny." Is it a colloquialism?




Google Translate made a mistake. 笑えない話 literally means "talk you can't laugh
at", as you might have already guessed.

This set phrase usually refers to a scary and/or dreadful conversation, rather
than just a non-comedic one.




Google Translate made a mistake. 笑えない話 literally means "talk you can't laugh
at", as you might have already guessed.

This set phrase usually refers to a scary and/or dreadful conversation, rather
than just a non-comedic one.

