What does tosse in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word tosse in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tosse in Portuguese.

The word tosse in Portuguese means cough, coughing, tosse, tosse, tosse, tosse seca, pastilha contra tosse, etiqueta da tosse, xarope contra tosse, xarope para tosse, tosse de tuberculose, tosse seca, curta, coqueluche, tosse convulsa, coqueluche. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tosse

cough, coughing

tosse

noun (sound of coughing)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Os meninos ouviram uma tosse vindo de baixo da cama e encontraram o Nick escondido ali.
The boys heard a cough from under the bed and found Nick hiding there.

tosse

noun (act of coughing)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Your coughing's keeping me awake at night.

tosse

noun (sickness)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A garotinha está com uma tosse, por isso os pais dela estão levando ela no médico.
The baby girl has a cough, so her parents are taking her to the doctor.

tosse seca

adjective (cough: caused by congestion)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

pastilha contra tosse

noun (often plural (throat lozenge)

The cough drops helped to relieve Mac's sore throat. I prefer cherry-flavored cough drops.

etiqueta da tosse

noun (informal (respiratory hygiene measures) (cuidado ao tossir)

xarope contra tosse

noun (cough medicine)

xarope para tosse

noun (liquid medicine for a cough)

The doctor prescribed a cough syrup to help ease her persistent cough.

tosse de tuberculose

noun (figurative (cough as symptom of tuberculosis) (tosse como sintoma de tuberculose)

tosse seca, curta

noun (dry, rough coughing)

The old woman's hacking kept everyone awake at night.

coqueluche

noun (whooping cough) (tosse convulsa)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
I missed a week of school because I came down with pertussis.

tosse convulsa

noun (gasping cough)

The patient had a fit of severe coughing with a whoop.

coqueluche

noun (respiratory disease)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
As crianças são vacinadas contra coqueluche na Austrália.
Children are immunised against whooping cough in Australia.

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