Definizione monolingua

cough

cough (third-person singular simple present coughs, present participle coughing, simple past and past participle coughed)

1. To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

   I breathed in a load of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.

   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI:

     I drew a deep breath, and a moment later wished I hadnt, because I drew it while drinking the remains of my gin and tonic. “Does Kipper know of this?“ I said, when I had finished coughing.

2. To make a noise like a cough

   The engine coughed and sputtered.

cough (plural coughs)

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

   Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.

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

   Sorry, I cant come to work today – Ive got a nasty cough.

Definizione dizionario cough

	tosse
	condition that causes one to cough
	expulsion of air from the lungs
	A sudden, often repetitive, spasmodic contraction of the thoracic cavity, resulting in violent release of air from the lungs, and usually accompanied by a distinctive sound.

	tossire
	make a noise like a cough
	push air from the lungs

	colpo di tosse
	expulsion of air from the lungs

Altri significati:

To force air from the lungs out the mouth, sometimes involuntarilly, accompanied by a rough sound.

(to) cough

To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

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

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

To make a noise like a cough