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coughs

/kɔfs/ /kɑfs/

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noun

Husten

A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

Examples :

"Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough."

Hinter mir hörte ich einen deutlichen, trockenen Husten.

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noun

Husten

A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.

Examples :

"His coughs kept him awake all night. "

Sein Husten hielt ihn die ganze Nacht wach.

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noun

Husten

Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame

Examples :

"He was – cough – indisposed."

Er war – Husten – unpässlich.

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verb

Husten

To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

Examples :

"I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough."

Ich atmete versehentlich eine Lunge voll Rauch ein und begann zu husten.

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verb

Husten

(sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.

Examples :

"Sometimes she coughed (up) blood."

Manchmal hustete sie Blut.

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verb

Hustet

To make a noise like a cough.

Examples :

"The engine coughed and sputtered."

Der Motor hustete und stotterte.

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