quinte
Meanings
Noun
1. quinte (fencing)
2. fifth (musical interval), quintus (choir) (music)
3. (five-card) straight (card games)
4. fit (of coughing)
5. sudden huff; tantrum (by extension, dated)
Examples4
quinte augmentée
augmented fifth
une quinte de toux
a coughing fit
Il souffre de soudaines quintes de toux.
He suffers from sudden fits of coughing.
Il est souvent pris de quintes de toux.
He often gets coughing fits.