No. 5,035 in French
tousser
To cough.
In a sentence
Je tousse beaucoup à cause de ce rhume.
I cough a lot because of this cold.
The verb 'tousser' is used in present tense to indicate the action of coughing due to illness.
Quand il est nerveux, il tousse parfois pour se calmer.
When he is nervous, he sometimes coughs to calm himself.
The verb 'tousser' describes an action performed occasionally, here reflexive or psychological.
Vous devriez consulter un médecin si vous continuez à tousser.
You should consult a doctor if you keep coughing.
The verb 'tousser' is in the infinitive form, used here as part of a conditional expression advising medical consultation for prolonged coughing.
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