🇬🇧🇪🇸 congestion - congestión nasal : English Lesson

Meaning of "congestion" ("congestión nasal"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

“Congestion” is what we call it when the inside of your nose gets swollen and full of mucus, so the air can’t move in and out easily. It feels like your nose is blocked or clogged, and you might have to breathe through your mouth. This often happens when you have a cold or another infection, and it can make you sound funny when you talk, sniffle a lot, and blow your nose many times.

Thanks to congestion, I discovered that breathing through your mouth makes you look permanently surprised.

I was sure my congestion would leave overnight, but it unpacked its bags and moved in permanently.

My congestion makes every tissue in the house run away screaming, “Not again!”

My congestion made me breathe through my mouth so much that my little brother called me “Goldfish Face.”

During a cold, congestion happens because tiny blood vessels in your nose swell and make extra mucus.

She woke with fierce congestion, every breath slow. The congestion blocked her nose so she cupped hot steam, and the congestion made her eyes sting. Tissues piled; the congestion kept her from sleeping. Outside, cold air loosened the congestion; she breathed, smiled, and dropped the last tissue in relief quietly.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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