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expectorar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • expectorate verb To cough up fluid from the lungs.
  • hawk noun A medium-sized bird of prey that hunts other animals from the air.

Senses

expectorar is used for these senses in English:

  • cough up To expel from the lungs, throat, stomach, etc. by coughing.
  • expectorate (ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs.
  • hawk (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly; to cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.

hawk — full definition

  1. noun A medium-sized bird of prey that hunts other animals from the air.
  2. noun A person who supports an aggressive or forceful stance, especially in politics or economics.
  3. verb To sell goods, especially in public, often calling out to draw attention.
  4. verb To clear the throat noisily, often to bring up phlegm.

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