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wet cough

Spanish translation: tos con expectoración

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English term or phrase:wet cough
Spanish translation:tos con expectoración
Entered by: marisa gorospe

15:29 Dec 22, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: wet cough
There are two types: dry cough and wet cough
Magda Alberti
United States
Local time: 12:40
tos con expectoración
Explanation:
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marisa gorospe
Spain
Local time: 18:40
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +12tos productiva
Dominique de Izaguirre
5 +2tos húmeda
Henry Hinds
5 +1tos con flema
Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
5 +1tos con expectoración
marisa gorospe
5tos con expectoración
marisa gorospe
4tos suelta
lincasanova


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tos húmeda


Explanation:
Ya


    Exp.
Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 10:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16449

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steven Capsuto
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Steve.
agree  marox79: Frente a tos seca, ok
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Marox.
agree  Sergio Aguirre: Correcto
20 hrs
  -> Gracias, Sergio.
disagree  L. Ferrero (X): Aunque se ve mucho, esto sería una traducción literal. En el área médica se utiliza "tos productiva" o "tos con expectoración"
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Estoy de acuerdo, aunque la opción que doy sí respeta la informalidad de la versión original.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
tos productiva


Explanation:
Es la tos con expectoración.

Dominique de Izaguirre
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 82

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andy Watkinson: Definitely for Spain. Don't know about elsewhere.
12 mins
  -> Gracias,
agree  Elena Sgarbo (X)
23 mins
  -> Gracias,
agree  rhandler
28 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Hardy Moreno: yes, you beat me to it.
38 mins
  -> Gracias ;-)
agree  Inés Sancho-Arroyo
1 hr
  -> Gracias
agree  Alicia Jordá
2 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  ConstanzaG
3 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  marisa gorospe
8 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  Pau_
23 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  verbis
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Gracias
agree  Refugio
1 day 5 hrs
agree  L. Ferrero (X)
1 day 7 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tos con flema


Explanation:
Así se le dice en México

Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
Mexico
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1098

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sp-EnTranslator
2 days 1 hr
  -> Mil gracias Claudia
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tos suelta


Explanation:
could be this

lincasanova
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 262
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tos con expectoración


Explanation:
+++


    Reference: http://[email protected]
marisa gorospe
Spain
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  L. Ferrero (X)
22 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias. Saludos. Marisa.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tos con expectoración


Explanation:
+++


    Reference: http://[email protected]
marisa gorospe
Spain
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 91
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