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cough  (kôf, kf)

v. coughed, cough·ing, coughs

v.intr.

1. To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material.

2. To make a noise similar to noisy expulsion of air from the lungs: The engine coughed and died.

v.tr.

To expel by coughing: coughed up phlegm.

n.

1. The act of coughing.

2. An illness marked by frequent coughing.

Phrasal Verb:

cough up Slang

1. To hand over or relinquish (money or another possession), often reluctantly.

2. To confess or disclose: When he saw that the police might arrest him, he coughed up the details of what he had seen.

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[Middle English coughen, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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cough [kɒf]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) to expel air or solid matter from the lungs abruptly and explosively through the partially closed vocal chords

2. (intr) to make a sound similar to this

3. (tr) to utter or express with a cough or coughs

4. (intr) Slang to confess to a crime

n

1. an act, instance, or sound of coughing

2. (Medicine / Pathology) a condition of the lungs or throat that causes frequent coughing

[Old English cohhetten; related to Middle Dutch kochen, Middle High German kūchen to wheeze; probably of imitative origin]

cougher  n

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cough  (kôf, kf)

The act of expelling air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cough - a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis coughing respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Verb	1.	cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" whoop, hack - cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day" cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth clear the throat, hawk - clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit up, spit out - discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth cough up, pony up, spit up - give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"

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cough

verb

clear your throat, bark, hawk, hack, hem He began to cough violently.

noun

frog or tickle in your throat, bark, hack He put a hand over his mouth to cover a cough.

cough something up (Informal) fork out, deliver, hand over, surrender, come across (informal), shell out (informal), ante up (informal, chiefly U.S.) I'll have to cough up $10,000 a year for private tuition.

Translations

cough [kɒf]

A. N → tos f
to have a bad cough → tener mucha tos

B. VI

1. → toser

2. (= confess) → cantar

C. CPD cough drop N → pastilla f para la tos
cough mixture N → jarabe m para la tos
cough sweet NPL → caramelo m para la tos
cough syrup N = cough mixture

cough up

A. VT + ADV

1. [+ blood, phlegm] → escupir, arrojar (Med) → expectorar

2. (fig) [+ money] → soltar

B. VI + ADV (fig) → soltar la pasta

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cough [ˈkɒf]

vi

[person, animal] → tousser

[machine] → tousser

n

(= sound) → toux f

(= illness) → toux f
a bad cough → une mauvaise toux
to have a cough → tousser
I've got a cough → Je tousse.

cough up

vt fus (= pay) [+ money] → raquer >, cracher >

vi (= pay money) → raquer >
cough drop n → pastille f pour la toux, pastille f contre la toux

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cough

n → Husten m; he has a bit of a cough → er hat etwas Husten; to give a warning cough → sich warnend räuspern; a smoker’s cough → Raucherhusten m

vi → husten

vt blood → husten

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cough:

cough drop

n → Hustenpastille f

cough mixture

n → Hustensaft m → or -mittel nt

cough sweet

n (Brit) → Hustenbonbon nt

cough syrup

n → Hustensaft m

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cough [kɒf]

1. n (single instance) → colpo di tosse; (illness) → tosse f

2. vi → tossire

cough up

1. vt + adv (blood, phlegm) → sputare (fig) (fam) (money) → tirare fuori

2. vi + adv (fig) (fam) → cacciare i soldi

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cough [kɒf]

1. n (single instance) → colpo di tosse; (illness) → tosse f

2. vi → tossire

cough up

1. vt + adv (blood, phlegm) → sputare (fig) (fam) (money) → tirare fuori

2. vi + adv (fig) (fam) → cacciare i soldi

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cough

v cough [kof]

to make a harsh sound when bringing air or harmful matter from the lungs or throat He's coughing badly because he has a cold. hoes يَسْعُل кашлям kašlat hoste husten βήχω toser köhima سرفه کردن yskiä tousser לְהִשתָעֵל खासना, खखारना kašalj köhög batuk hósta tossire せきをする 기침하다 kosėti klepot batuk hoesten hoste, harke, kremte kaszleć tossir a tuşi кашлять kašľať kašljati kašljati hosta ไอ öksürmek 咳嗽 кашляти كهانسنا، كهنكارنا ho 咳嗽

n

1 an act of coughing He gave a cough. hoes سُعال кашляне zakašlání hosten der Husten βήχας tos köhatus سرفه yskähdys toux שִׁעוּל @@@שִׁיעוּל$$$ खांसी, खोखी kašalj köhögés batuk hósti colpo di tosse せき 기침 kosėjimas klepošana batuk hoest hoste, hosting, harking, kremting kaszel tosse tuse кашель kašeľ kašljanje kašalj hostning การไอ öksürme 咳嗽 кашель كهانسى، كهنكار sự ho 咳嗽

2 an illness causing coughing a smoker's cough. hoes سُعال، سُعـلـه кашлица kašel hoste der Husten βήχας tos köha سینه درد yskä toux שִׁעוּל @@@שִׁיעוּל$$$ कास श्लेष्म kašalj köhögés batuk hósti tosse せきの出る病気 기침병 kosulys klepus batuk kering hoest (nikotin)hoste kaszel tosse tuse кашель kašeľ kašelj kašalj hosta ความเจ็บป่วยที่เป็นสาเหตุของการไอ öksürük 引起咳嗽的疾病 кашель كهانسى كى بيمارى tiếng ho 引起咳嗽的病

n cough-mixture

a medicine used for relieving coughing. hoesmiddel مَزيج لِعِلاج السُّعال лекарство против кашлица kapky proti kašli hostesaft der Hustensaft σιρόπι για το βήχα jarabe contra la tos köhamikstuur شربت سینه yskänlääke sirop pour la toux סִירוֹפ שִׁיעוּל खांसी की दवा lijek protiv kašlja köptető obat batuk hóstasaft sciroppo per la tosse せき止めの薬 기침약 mikstūra nuo kosulio klepus zāles ubat batuk hoestdrank hostesaft środek od kaszlu xarope da tosse микстура от кашля sirup proti kašľu sirup proti kašlju sirup protiv kašlja hostmedicin ยาแก้ไอ öksürük şurubu 咳嗽藥 мікстура від кашлю كهانسى كى دوا thuốc ho 咳嗽药水

cough up

a slang expression for to pay It's time you coughed up (the money I lent you). opdok يُخرج مادة مُخاطية من الحُنجرة بالسُّعال плащам vysolit hoste op med herausrücken πληρώνω (λαϊκ.) desembolsar, pagar raha välja laduma پس دادن pulittaa cracher לְשָלֵם पैसे निकालना iskašljati kinyög, lepenget membayar punga út með sganciare, sborsare 支払う (돈을) 마지못해 주다 kloti (pinigus), (už)mokėti maksāt (nelabprāt) membayar opdokken hoste opp, punge ut (med) bulić cuspir a scoate (bani) выложить денежки vysoliť izkašljati platiti hosta upp, betala จ่ายเงิน sökülmek, bayılmak (俚語)付錢 розплатитися پیس‍ہ ادا كرنا phun ra 被迫付出

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cough → سُعال, يَسْعُل kašel, zakašlat hoste Husten βήχας, βήχω tos, toser yskä, yskiä tousser, toux kašalj, kašljati tosse, tossire 咳, 咳をする 기침, 기침하다 hoest, hoesten hoste kaszel, zakaszleć tosse, tossir кашель, кашлять hosta ไอ, การไอ öksürmek, öksürük chứng ho, ho 咳嗽