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expectorate

UK
/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/
US
/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/
expectoratenoun
expectorates
pl
UK
/ɪkˈspektəreɪt/
US
/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/
Used chiefly in medical contexts to denote material expelled from the respiratory tract.
Traduzioni
expectorationsTerme médical.
The nurse labeled the expectorate sample for further testing.
L’infirmière a étiqueté l’échantillon d’expectorations pour des analyses complémentaires.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
crachatsSens courant.
Definizioni
Material, such as sputum or phlegm, that has been coughed up and spat out.
The nurse labeled the expectorate sample for further testing.
expectorateverb
expectorated
Past Simple
expectorated
Past Participle
expectorating
Gerund
UK
/ɪkˈspɛktəreɪt/
US
/ɪkˈspɛktəˌreɪt/
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
cracherSens général, souvent avec idée de rejet forcé de salive ou de liquide.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
spit
expectorate
cough up
bring up
discharge
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