Translations for „cough up“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . cough up VB trans

1. cough up (bring up):

to cough up ⇆ blood/phlegm

Blut/Schleim husten

2. cough up inf (pay reluctantly):

to cough up money

Geld herausrücken inf

you owe me money so come on, cough it up!

du schuldest mir Geld, also komm rüber damit!

II . cough up VB intr inf

cough up (pay)

Geld herausrücken inf

cough up (give back)

[wieder] herausrücken

cough up (give back)

zurückgeben

cough up Brit (admit)

[mit der Wahrheit] herausrücken

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cough up money

Geld herausrücken inf

to cough up sputum

Schleim husten

to cough up phlegm

Schleim abhusten

to cough up ⇆ blood/phlegm

Blut/Schleim husten

you owe me money so come on, cough it up!

du schuldest mir Geld, also komm rüber damit!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This causes the production of excess respiratory tract fluid which presumably is easier to cough up.

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And let's not forget the recent suggestion that we should all cough up for a new yacht.

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It apparently works as an expectorant, by promoting the lungs to cough up and free deeply embedded mucus and contaminants.

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Parents often cough up money so that there is no ill bearing that affects their wards scores or standing.

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She also has some sickness which forces her to cough up blood.

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It was ten times more impressive than what they've been able to cough up this season.

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Yet they or their staff can stuff up, and they can cough up a decade later without penalty or the payment of interest.

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Less commonly, people may cough up blood.

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Afterwards, she begins to cough up blood and is admitted to hospital.

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He is attacked by something unseen by the other shoppers, and starts to cough up rose petals.

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