cough

1. A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

   Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.

   Husten

   ка́шельkášelʹ

   ка́шельkášelʹ

   a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

2. A bout of repeated coughing (verb etymology 1 sense 2.1); also, a medical condition that causes one to cough.

   whooping cough

   Sorry, I can’t come to work today—I’ve got a nasty cough.

   Husten

   ка́шельkášelʹ

   ка́шельkášelʹ

3. (figuratively)A noise or sound like a cough (etymology 2, noun sense 1).

4. A vocalisation from a bird or other animal resembling a human cough.

1. Do you have any cough medicine?

   У вас є ліки від кашлю? — Ahha

   ruУ вас есть что-нибудь от кашля? — sharptoothed

   deHast du Medikamente gegen Husten? — MUIRIEL

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2. I wish I could stop coughing.

   Шкода, що я не можу перестати кашляти. — deniko

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3. Tom has been coughing all day.

   Том кашляє весь день. — deniko

   ruТом весь день кашляет. — marafon

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4. Tom's mother is worried about his cough.

   Маму Тома турбує його кашель. — deniko

   deToms Mutter sorgt sich wegen seines Hustens. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. You should buy some cough medicine and aspirin.

   Ти повинен купити щось від кашлю та аспірин. — ChickenKiev

   ruТы должен купить лекарство от кашля и аспирин. — Lenin_1917

   deDu solltest Hustensaft und Aspirin kaufen. — Manfredo

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