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noun · verb
English to Spanish Dictionary

cough Meaning in Spanish (cough significado en español)

nountos
verbtoser
Sinónimos:expectoracióncarcajada
tos in English:cough
Phonetic:tós
Plural: coughs
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de cough en español es tos, toser. (Una tos es una expulsión repentina y a menudo ruidosa de aire de los pulmones a través de la boca, generalmente en respuesta a una irritación en la garganta o las vías respiratorias.)

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Cough visual illustration - Meaning in Spanish (tos)
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Definitions of Cough

  1. 1
    noun
    tos

    A cough is a sudden, often noisy expulsion of air from the lungs through the mouth, usually in response to an irritation in the throat or airways.

    Una tos es una expulsión repentina y a menudo ruidosa de aire de los pulmones a través de la boca, generalmente en respuesta a una irritación en la garganta o las vías respiratorias.

  2. 2
    verb
    toser

    To cough means to expel air from the lungs with a sudden, sharp sound, often involuntarily, to clear the throat or respiratory passages.

    Toser significa expulsar aire de los pulmones con un sonido repentino y agudo, a menudo involuntariamente, para limpiar la garganta o los conductos respiratorios.

Example Sentences

“He had a persistent cough for weeks.”

Tuvo una tos persistente durante semanas.

“She tried to cough quietly during the meeting.”

Intentó toser discretamente durante la reunión.

“The doctor prescribed medicine for her cough.”

El médico le recetó medicina para su tos.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

expectoracióncarcajada

In English:

hackbarkclear throat

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

silencio

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularcoughs
past tensecoughed
present participlecoughing
agent nouncougher

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

cough upphrasal_verb

To produce something from the throat or lungs by coughing, or to reluctantly give money or information.

smoker's coughcollocation

A persistent cough common among people who smoke.

cough it upidiom

To tell something quickly, especially a secret or information that someone is holding back.