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toser

to cough

verb toh-SEHR Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Usage Note

Toser is a regular -er verb. The derived noun is tos (cough, feminine), and a persistent cough is tos crónica. The expression no hay quien le tosa (there is no one who dares to cough at him) means no one can rival or challenge someone — a vivid colloquial idiom.

Examples

"Empezó a toser durante la reunión."

Natural Translation

He started coughing during the meeting.

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