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cough

UK
/kɒf/
US
/kɔf/
cough up

Translations

coughnoun
coughs
pl
UK
/kɒf/
US
/kɔf/
She had a persistent cough that kept her awake at night.
Elle avait une toux persistante qui la tenait éveillée la nuit.
Additional translations
quinte de touxEmploi plus précis pour une toux soudaine et forte.
Synonyms
clearing of the throat
fit of coughing
whoop
bark
hack
coughverb
coughed
Past Simple
coughed
Past Participle
coughing
Gerund
UK
/kɒf/
US
/kɑf/
He began to cough uncontrollably during the meeting.
Il s'est mis à tousser de façon incontrôlable pendant la réunion.
Additional translations
expectorerRegistre médical.
Synonyms
hack
sputter
gag
spit
clear one's throat
coughadjective
Attributive use before another noun (e.g., cough syrup, cough mixture).
antitussifPour un médicament ou un produit qui calme la toux.
He bought a bottle of cough syrup at the pharmacy.
Il a acheté une bouteille de sirop antitussif à la pharmacie.
Additional translations
tussifTerme médical, plus rare.
Synonyms
tussive
tussigenous
coughing
hacking
tussatory

Definitions

coughnoun
A sudden, forceful expulsion of air from the lungs, often as a reflex action to clear the throat or respiratory tract.
She had a persistent cough that kept her awake at night.
The sound made by coughing.
The quiet room was interrupted by a loud cough from the back.
An illness or condition characterized by frequent coughing.
He caught a cough during the winter season.
coughverb
To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often involuntarily, to clear the throat or respiratory passage.
He began to cough uncontrollably during the meeting.
To make a sound similar to coughing, often used to describe an engine or machine that is not running smoothly.
The old car coughed and sputtered before finally starting.
To expel (a substance) from the throat or lungs by coughing.
She coughed up a small amount of blood.
coughadjective
Used before another noun to denote relation to coughing or to a medicine that relieves coughing.
He bought a bottle of cough syrup at the pharmacy.
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