cough

[US]/kɔf/
[UK]/kɔf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en plötslig utstötning av luft från lungorna genom munnen, ofta åtföljd av ett distinkt ljud
vt. att utstöta luft eller material från lungorna genom munnen genom att hosta
vi. att utstöta luft eller material från lungorna genom munnen med en hosta
Word Forms
Pluralcoughs
Present Participlecoughing
Past Participlecoughed
Past Tensecoughed
Third Person Singularcoughs

Phrases & Collocations

dry cough

torr hosta

cough syrup

hostmedicin

cough drops

halstabletter mot hosta

persistent cough

ihållande hosta

coughing fits

hostattacker

phlegmy cough

slemmig hosta</item><item><text>cough up</text><translation>hosta upp

coughing up blood

hostande blod

chronic cough

kronisk hosta

cough up

hosta upp

whooping cough

krupphosta

cough medicine

hostmedicin

hacking cough

ansträngd hosta

have a cough

ha hosta

Example Sentences

a level tablespoon of cough medicine.

en matsked hostmedicin

The coughs of the people made it impossible to hear the speaker.

Människors hostningar gjorde det omöjligt att höra talaren.

an injection against whooping cough

en injektion mot kikhosta

give him some cough medicine.

ge honom lite hostmedicin

he took a dose of cough mixture.

han tog en dos hostmedicin

the cough elixir is a natural herbal expectorant.

hosteln är ett naturligt örtbaserat slemlösningsmedel

he got coughing fits.

han fick hostattacker

was subject to coughs, asthma, and the like.

var utsatt för hosta, astma och liknande.

she had a slight cough and a sniffle.

hon hade en lätt hosta och en rinnande näsa

a spasm of coughing woke him.

en kramp av hosta väckte honom

a loose cough; loose bowels.

en lös hosta; lös mage

nurse a cough with various remedies.

lindrar hosta med olika åtgärder

a bitter cough syrup;

en bitter hostmedicin;

The child was coughing all night.

Barnet hostade hela natten.

She coughed up the bone.

Hon hostade upp benet.

She coughed the whole night.

Hon hostade hela natten.

Real-world Examples

They is not to be coughed at.

De får inte underskattas.

Source: Dream Blower Giant

He only had a cough on Saturday morning.

Han hostade bara på lördag morgon.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

How long have you had that cough?

Hur länge har du haft den hostan?

Source: Interstellar Original Soundtrack

Cover your mouth with your hand when you cough.

Täck över munnen med din hand när du hostar.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

You were dangerous with all those coughs and sneezes.

Du var farlig med alla de hostningarna och nysningarna.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

" Down, " Quentyn said. Then he coughed, and coughed again.

” Ner,” sa Quentyn. Sedan hostade han och hostade igen.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

His chest hurts when he coughs.

Hans bröst värker när han hostar.

Source: Environment and Science

He looked feverish and ill, and had a bad cough.

Han såg febrig och sjuk ut, och han hade en dålig hosta.

Source: "Wuthering Heights" simplified version (Level 5)

What, do you have a cough due to a cold?

Har du en hosta på grund av en förkylning?

Source: Forrest Gump Selected Highlights

Cover your mouth when you cough.

Täck över munnen när du hostar.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

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