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Meaning of Whooping cough | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɒf

Definitions

A contagious disease of the respiratory system that usually affects children caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, the advanced stage of which is characterised by spasms of coughing followed by a whooping sound during the intake of breath.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Беларуская коклюш ко́хлік
Català tos ferina
Čeština černý kašel
Dansk kighoste
Deutsch Keuchhusten
Ελληνικά κοκκύτης
Esperanto kokluŝo
Euskara kukutxeztul
فارسی سیاه‌سرفه
Suomi hinkuyskä
Français coqueluche
Gaeilge triuch
ગુજરાતી ઉટાંટિયું
Bahasa Indonesia batuk rejan pertusis
Íslenska kíghósti
日本語 百日咳
ქართული ყივანახველა
Қазақша көкжөтел
Bahasa Melayu batuk kokol
Nederlands kinkhoest
Svenska kikhosta
Kiswahili kifaduro
ไทย ไอกรน
Türkçe boğmaca
Українська кашлю́к коклюш
Tiếng Việt ho gà

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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