expectorated

UK
/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪtɪd/
US
/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪtɪd/

Traductions

expectorateverb

expectorated

Past Simple

expectorated
Past Simple
expectorated
Past Participle
expectorating
Gerund
UK
/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/
US
/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/
expectorerTerme médical, pour évacuer des sécrétions bronchiques en toussant ou en se raclant la gorge.
The doctor advised him to expectorate the mucus to clear his airways.
Le médecin lui a conseillé d’expectorer le mucus pour dégager ses voies respiratoires.
Traductions supplémentaires
cracherSens général, souvent avec idée de rejet forcé de salive ou de liquide.
Synonymes
bring up
cough up

Définitions

expectorateverb
To eject or expel matter, such as phlegm, from the throat or lungs by coughing or hawking and spitting.
The doctor advised him to expectorate the mucus to clear his airways.
To spit, especially forcefully; to discharge saliva from the mouth.
He stepped outside to expectorate onto the pavement.