tos

S2 W1

BrE /kɒf/ AmE /kɑːf/

verb / noun en → es

past coughed pp coughed ing coughing

1 ACTION [intransitive] A2

to force air out of the lungs through a partly closed windpipe, making a sudden loud noise

tospear

  • cough loudly/quietly

Collocations cough loudly · cough quietly

  • He was coughing so much that he had to leave the room.

    Tosía tanto que tuvo que salir de la habitación.

2 ILLNESS [countable, uncountable] A1

a fit of coughing or a symptom of an illness

tos

  • have a bad/terrible cough

Collocations bad cough · dry cough

  • She's been suffering from a bad cough for weeks.

    Ha estado sufriendo de una tos fuerte durante semanas.