cough

toser

Expulsar aire de golpe por la boca con un sonido áspero porque la garganta está irritada.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly push air out of your mouth with a rough sound because your throat feels uncomfortable.

• The smoke made me cough.
• He coughed all night because of his cold.
• Please cover your mouth when you cough.

Expresiones frecuentes: cough loudly, cough all night, cough and sneeze, cough badly

expectorar

Sacar algo de la garganta o los pulmones mediante la tos.

En inglés sencillo: To force something out of your throat or lungs by suddenly pushing air out of your mouth.

• She began to cough up mucus.
• He coughed the piece of food out.
• Tell a doctor if you cough up blood.

Cómo se usa: cough up something (He coughed up some mucus.); cough something out (She managed to cough the crumb out.)

Sinónimos: bring up

Expresiones frecuentes: cough up blood, cough up mucus, cough something out

tos

Molestia que hace expulsar aire repetidamente por la boca con un sonido áspero.

En inglés sencillo: A problem that makes you repeatedly push air out of your throat with a rough sound.

• I have a bad cough.
• Her cough kept her awake all night.
• The doctor asked how long the cough had lasted.

Sinónimos: tussis

Expresiones frecuentes: have a cough, persistent cough, cough medicine, whooping cough

tos

Expulsión repentina de aire por la boca que produce un sonido áspero.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden push of air out of the mouth that makes a rough sound.

• I heard a loud cough.
• She gave a little cough before speaking.
• His coughs interrupted the quiet meeting.

Expresiones frecuentes: dry cough, loud cough, give a cough, a sharp cough

ejem

Sonido de tos escrito para llamar la atención sobre un comentario, a menudo con una acusación o insinuación.

En inglés sencillo: A written throat sound used to draw attention to a comment, often suggesting blame or a hidden meaning.

• Cough, cough! Someone forgot my birthday.
• He was, cough, too busy to help.
• The window broke itself, cough, apparently.

Sinónimos: ahem

Expresiones frecuentes: cough cough, cough someone forgot