cough up

cracher, expectorer

Faire sortir du sang, du liquide ou une autre matière de la gorge ou des poumons en toussant.

En anglais simple : To force blood, liquid, or another substance out of your throat or lungs by coughing.

• He coughed up some blood.
• She keeps coughing up thick mucus.
• Did you cough up anything this morning?

Comment l'utiliser : cough up something (The patient coughed up some mucus.)

Synonymes : expectorate

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

cracher, débourser

Payer de l’argent, surtout quand on n’en a pas envie.

En anglais simple : To pay money, especially when you do not want to.

• You will have to cough up the money.
• I coughed up twenty dollars for the ticket.
• Why should we cough up for their mistake?

Comment l'utiliser : cough up something for something (We had to cough up fifty pounds for the repair.)

Synonymes : pay up, shell out

Expressions courantes : cough up money, cough up cash, cough something up

lâcher, remettre

Donner un objet à quelqu’un, souvent après une demande ou sous la pression.

En anglais simple : To give someone an object, often after they ask or demand it.

• Cough up my keys, please.
• She finally coughed up the documents we needed.
• Will he cough up the stolen phone?

Comment l'utiliser : cough up something (He finally coughed up the missing keys.)

Synonymes : hand over, give up

Contraires : keep

Expressions courantes : cough up keys, cough up something, cough something up

avouer, révéler

Révéler à quelqu’un une information qu’on gardait secrète, souvent à contrecœur.

En anglais simple : To tell someone information you were keeping secret, often unwillingly.

• He finally coughed up the truth.
• The witness coughed up a few useful details.
• Can you get her to cough up the names?

Comment l'utiliser : cough up something (The suspect eventually coughed up the names of his partners.)

Synonymes : reveal, disclose, confess

Contraires : conceal

Expressions courantes : cough up details, cough up information, cough up names

gâcher, laisser échapper

Perdre un match qu’on aurait pu gagner à cause d’erreurs, surtout vers la fin.

En anglais simple : To lose a game you could have won because you make mistakes, especially near the end.

• We had the game won but coughed it up.
• The team coughed up another match after leading at halftime.
• How did they cough it up with such a big lead?

Comment l'utiliser : cough something up (They were ahead, but they coughed the game up in the final minute.)

Synonymes : throw away, blow

Expressions courantes : cough it up, cough up games

lâcher, perdre

Laisser tomber quelque chose par accident, notamment un ballon pendant un match.

En anglais simple : To accidentally drop something, especially a ball during a game.

• He coughed up the ball.
• Our striker coughed it up near the goal.
• The defender forced her to cough up possession.

Comment l'utiliser : cough up something (The runner coughed up the ball during a tackle.)

Synonymes : fumble, drop, spill

Expressions courantes : cough up possession, cough something up