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noun

la fièvre

fever

C'est quand la température du corps est plus élevée que la normale, souvent à cause d'une maladie.

Definition & meaning

Fièvre means fever: an abnormally high body temperature, usually caused by illness.

It can also mean feverish excitement or agitation, especially when shared by a group.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Feminine noun: la fièvre; plural: les fièvres.
  • From Latin febris, meaning “fever.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • température — “temperature”; in everyday speech, avoir de la température can mean having a fever, though the word itself is more general.
  • fébrilité — “feverishness” or “agitation,” especially in a figurative sense.
  • calme — “calm,” an antonym of figurative feverish excitement.

Common phrases & collocations

  • avoir de la fièvre — to have a fever.
  • fièvre légère — a mild fever.
  • fièvre acheteuse — a buying frenzy.

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Examples

J'ai de la fièvre aujourd'hui.noun

I have a fever today.

La fièvre a disparu après deux jours de repos.noun

The fever disappeared after two days of rest.

Cette fièvre me rend très fatigué.noun

This fever makes me very tired.

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