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cough

/kɑf/ /kɒf/ /kɔf/

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noun

Кашель

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

Examples :

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

Позади меня я услышал отчетливый сухой кашель.

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noun

Кашель

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

Examples :

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

Кашель продолжал будить его по ночам, нарушая сон.

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noun

Кашель

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

Examples :

"He was – cough – indisposed."

Он – кашель – был нездоров.

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verb

Кашлять

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."

Я по ошибке вдохнул полную грудь дыма и начал кашлять.

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verb

Кашлять

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

Examples :

"Sometimes she coughed (up) blood."

Иногда она кашляла кровью.

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verb

Кашлять

To make a noise like a cough.

Examples :

"The engine coughed and sputtered."

Двигатель кашлял и чихал.

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