to sound chesty

Polish translation: ma mokry kaszel

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English term or phrase:to sound chesty
Polish translation:ma mokry kaszel

12:00 Oct 29, 2020
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English to Polish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Speech and Language Therapy
English term or phrase: to sound chesty
Context: He usually does sound chesty and demonstrates noisy breathing often.
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Iwona Budzynska MCIL
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
ma mokry kaszel
Explanation:
A "chesty cough" means phlegm is produced to help clear your airways. Most coughs clear up within three weeks and don't require any treatment. For more persistent coughs, it's a good idea to see your GP so they can investigate the cause.

https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/lungs-an...
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Dawid Mazela, MA, MCIL
Poland
Local time: 10:10
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Dziękuję
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4 +1ma mokry kaszel
Dawid Mazela, MA, MCIL
4jest zaflegmiony
Malina9


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ma mokry kaszel


Explanation:
A "chesty cough" means phlegm is produced to help clear your airways. Most coughs clear up within three weeks and don't require any treatment. For more persistent coughs, it's a good idea to see your GP so they can investigate the cause.

https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/lungs-an...

Dawid Mazela, MA, MCIL
Poland
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Dziękuję

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
26 mins
  -> Dziękuję!

neutral  Malina9: nic tu na temat kaszlu nie ma. Chesty cough byłby właściwy do tego lumacznia
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
jest zaflegmiony


Explanation:

CHESTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionarydictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english › chesty
Oct 21, 2020 — chesty meaning: 1. having or relating to a lot of mucus (= thick liquid) in the lungs: 2. having or relating to a…. Learn more

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Note added at 2 days 2 hrs (2020-10-31 14:13:36 GMT)
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ewanualnie: brzmi na zaflegmionego,

Jestem 100% pewna że nie o kaszel tu chodzi

Malina9
Local time: 05:10
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PRO pts in category: 12
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