Cough

"Cough" in French

toux

(sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis, and out through the mouth)

toux

(bout of repeated coughing; medical condition that causes one to cough)

tousser

(to push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth)

tousser

(to make a noise like a cough)

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