fever

fever
'fi:və
noun
((an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat: She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.) fiebre
- feverishly
- at fever pitch
fever n fiebre
to have a fever tener fiebre
fever
tr['fiːvəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (temperature) fiebre nombre femenino
■ he's got a fever tiene fiebre
2 (nervous excitement) fiebre nombre femenino, excitación nombre femenino
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
at fever pitch al rojo vivo
hay fever fiebre nombre femenino del heno
fever ['fi:vər] n
: fiebre f, calentura f
fever
n.
• calentura s.f.
• calor s.m.
• fiebre s.f.
'fiːvər, 'fiːvə(r)
noun
1) (Med)
a) c u (temperature) fiebre f, calentura f

she has a fever of 102 — ≈tiene 39 de fiebre

to run a fever — tener* fiebre or calentura

b) u (disease)

scarlet fever — escarlatina f

yellow fever — fiebre f amarilla

2) (agitated state) (no pl)

the town was in a fever over the visit — la ciudad estaba revolucionada con la visita

election/gold fever — fiebre f electoral/del oro

['fiːvǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=disease, high temperature) fiebre f , calentura f (LAm)

he has a fever — tiene fiebre

a bout of fever — un ataque de fiebre

a slight/high fever — un poco de/mucha fiebre

2) (fig)

the gambling fever — la fiebre del juego

a fever of excitement/impatience — una emoción/impaciencia febril

she's in a fever about the party — la fiesta la tiene muy alterada

2.
CPD

fever blister N — (US) (=cold sore) herpes m inv labial, pupa * f

fever pitch N —

it reached fever pitch — se puso al rojo vivo

* * *
['fiːvər, 'fiːvə(r)]
noun
1) (Med)
a) c u (temperature) fiebre f, calentura f

she has a fever of 102 — ≈tiene 39 de fiebre

to run a fever — tener* fiebre or calentura

b) u (disease)

scarlet fever — escarlatina f

yellow fever — fiebre f amarilla

2) (agitated state) (no pl)

the town was in a fever over the visit — la ciudad estaba revolucionada con la visita

election/gold fever — fiebre f electoral/del oro


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