cough background

cough

/kɑf/ /kɒf/ /kɔf/

Illustration cough - Image 1

Illustration cough - Image 2

noun

Toux

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

Examples :

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

Derrière moi, j'ai entendu une toux sèche et distincte.

medicine physiology body disease

Illustration cough - Image 1

Illustration cough - Image 2

noun

Toux

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

Examples :

"The cough kept waking him up at night, disrupting his sleep. "

La toux le réveillait sans cesse la nuit, perturbant son sommeil.

medicine condition disease body

Illustration cough - Image 1

noun

Toux

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

Examples :

"He was – cough – indisposed."

Il était – toux – indisposé.

communication language sign

Illustration cough - Image 1

Illustration cough - Image 2

verb

Tousser

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."

J'ai respiré une bouffée de fumée par erreur et j'ai commencé à tousser.

medicine physiology body disease action

Illustration cough - Image 1

Illustration cough - Image 2

verb

Tousser

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

Examples :

"Sometimes she coughed (up) blood."

Parfois, elle toussait du sang.

medicine physiology body

Illustration cough - Image 1

Illustration cough - Image 2

verb

Tousser

To make a noise like a cough.

Examples :

"The engine coughed and sputtered."

Le moteur toussa et bafouilla.

medicine physiology body