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coughs

/kɔfs/ /kɑfs/

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noun

咳

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

Examples :

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

私の後ろで、私ははっきりとした乾いた咳を聞いた。

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noun

咳

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

Examples :

"His coughs kept him awake all night. "

彼の咳は彼を一晩中眠らせなかった。

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noun

咳

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

Examples :

"He was – cough – indisposed."

彼は–咳–体調が優れなかった。

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verb

咳をする

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."

誤って肺いっぱいに煙を吸い込み、咳をし始めました。

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verb

咳をする

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

Examples :

"Sometimes she coughed (up) blood."

時々、彼女は血を咳き出した。

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verb

咳をする

To make a noise like a cough.

Examples :

"The engine coughed and sputtered."

エンジンは咳をして、ガラガラと音を立てた。

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