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cough

S2 W1

BrE /kɒf/ AmE /kɑːf/

verb / noun en → es

past coughed pp coughed ing coughing

1 ACTION A2

to force air out of your lungs through your throat, making a sudden noise

tosir

  • [intransitive]
  • [transitive]

Collocations cough loudly · cough up phlegm

  • She coughed and spluttered.

    Tosió y escupitajo.

2 ILLNESS A1

a sudden noise made when you force air out of your lungs through your throat, usually because you are ill or have something in your throat

tos

  • [singular noun]

Collocations dry cough · chesty cough

  • He's been suffering from a bad cough.

    Ha estado sufriendo de una tos fuerte.

Phrasal verbs

cough up PRODUCE B1

tosir (para expulsar)

  • He coughed up a lot of phlegm.

    Tosió mucho moco.

cough up (money) PAY B2

pagar, entregar

  • The company has been forced to cough up a large sum of money.

    La empresa ha sido forzada a pagar una gran suma de dinero.

Idioms

cough and sneeze B2

tosir y estornudar

  • He's been coughing and sneezing all day.

    Ha estado tosiendo y estornudando todo el día.

cough up the goods C1

entregar la mercancía, revelar información

  • The suspect coughed up the goods after being interrogated.

    El sospechoso entregó la mercancía después de ser interrogado.