hiccough

hiccough
1. noun
1) ((the sound caused by) a sudden brief stopping of the breath caused by eg eating or drinking too much, too quickly.) der Schluck
2) ((in plural) the frequent repetition of this, at intervals of a few seconds: an attack of hiccoughs; I've got the hiccups.) der Schluckauf
2. verb
(to make a hiccup or hiccups.) Schluckauf haben
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hic·cough, hic·cup
[ˈhɪkʌp]
I. n
1. (sound) Schluckauf f
to give a \hiccough schlucksen fam, hicksen DIAL
2. (attack)
the \hiccoughs pl Schluckauf[anfall] m kein pl, Hitsgi m kein pl SCHWEIZ fam
to get/have [an attack of] the \hiccoughs Schluckauf bekommen/haben
3. (fam: setback) Schwierigkeit f meist pl
without any \hiccough ohne Störungen
II. vi Schluckauf [o ÖSTERR Schnackerl] haben fam, schlucksen fam, hicksen DIAL
I can't stop \hiccoughing mein Schluckauf hört nicht auf
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['hɪkʌp]
1. n
Schluckauf m; (fig inf = problem) Problemchen nt (inf)

to have the hiccoughs — den Schluckauf haben

to give a hiccough — hick machen (inf), hicksen (dial)

without any hiccoughs — ohne Störungen

the recent sales hiccough — die jüngsten Verkaufsprobleme

2. vi
hicksen (dial)

he started hiccoughing — er bekam den Schluckauf

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hiccup, hiccough [ˈhıkʌp]
A s
1. Schluckauf m:
give a hiccup B a
2. pl Schluckauf(anfall) m:
have (the) hiccups B b;
it gives me (the) hiccups ich bekomme Schluckauf davon
3. umg kleineres Problem
B v/i
a) schlucksen umg
b) den Schluckauf haben
C v/t abgehackt hervorbringen
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n.
Schluckauf m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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