- flema
- f.phlegm.* * *flema► nombre femenino1 phlegm* * *SF1) (Med) phlegm2) (=impasibilidad) phlegm* * *femenino phlegm* * *= phlegm, mucus, stiff upper lip.Ex. Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.Ex. Post mortem examination revealed accumulation of thick mucus in the oral cavity and trachea.Ex. The British stiff upper lip is even more in evidence in countless war films, especially those set during World War II.* * *femenino phlegm* * *= phlegm, mucus, stiff upper lip.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.
Ex: Post mortem examination revealed accumulation of thick mucus in the oral cavity and trachea.Ex: The British stiff upper lip is even more in evidence in countless war films, especially those set during World War II.* * *flemafeminine1 (Med) phlegm2 (calma) phlegm, composure* * *
flema sustantivo femenino
phlegm
flema sustantivo femenino
1 (mucosidad) phlegm
2 (impasibilidad, tranquilidad) calmness, coolness: a pesar de su flema británica, perdió los estribos, she lost her temper in spite of her usual British composure
'flema' also found in these entries:
English:
phlegm
- phlegmatically
* * *flema nf1. [en los bronquios] phlegm2. [calma] composure, phlegm;la flema británica British phlegm o sangfroid* * *flemaf tb figphlegm* * *flema nf: phlegm
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.