cough

tousser

Expulser brusquement de l’air par la bouche avec un bruit rauque à cause d’une irritation de la gorge.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : cough loudly, cough all night, cough and sneeze, cough badly

expectorer

Faire sortir quelque chose de la gorge ou des poumons en toussant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cough up something (He coughed up some mucus.); cough something out (She managed to cough the crumb out.)

Synonymes : bring up

Expressions courantes : cough up blood, cough up mucus, cough something out

toux

Trouble qui fait expulser régulièrement de l’air par la bouche avec un bruit rauque.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : tussis

Expressions courantes : have a cough, persistent cough, cough medicine, whooping cough

toux

Expulsion brusque d’air par la bouche, accompagnée d’un bruit rauque.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : dry cough, loud cough, give a cough, a sharp cough

hum hum

Bruit de toux écrit pour attirer l’attention sur un commentaire, souvent avec un reproche ou un sous-entendu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ahem

Expressions courantes : cough cough, cough someone forgot