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coughs

/kɔfs/ /kɑfs/

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noun

기침

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

Examples :

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

내 뒤에서 나는 뚜렷하고 마른 기침 소리를 들었다.

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noun

기침

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

Examples :

"His coughs kept him awake all night. "

그의 기침 때문에 그는 밤새도록 잠을 못 잤다.

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noun

기침

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

Examples :

"He was – cough – indisposed."

그는 – 기침 – 몸이 안 좋았다.

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verb

기침하다

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."

실수로 연기를 한껏 들이마시고 기침을 시작했다.

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verb

기침하다

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

Examples :

"Sometimes she coughed (up) blood."

가끔 그녀는 피를 토했다.

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verb

기침하다

To make a noise like a cough.

Examples :

"The engine coughed and sputtered."

엔진이 기침하며 헐떡거렸다.

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