cough up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cough up in the English»French Dictionary

I.cough [Brit kɒf, Am kɑf] N

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

cough up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cough up in the English»French Dictionary

I.cough [kɒf, Am kɑ:f] N (loud expulsion of air)

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He is attacked by something unseen by the other shoppers, and starts to cough up rose petals.
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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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Too much phlegm in the body, for example, caused lung problems; and the body tried to cough up the phlegm to restore a balance.
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Prosecutors are obliged to cough up any document that could be relevant to an individual's defence.
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She also has some sickness which forces her to cough up blood.
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After that, you'll have to cough up $2 for unlimited transfers.
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In fact, he has been asking me to cough up a ransom of 50,00,000.
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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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This forced members to cough up payments and dues.
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