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fièvre

fever

noun FYEV-ruh Less Common

Origin: Latin febris

Usage Note

Fièvre is used both medically (avoir de la fièvre = 'to have a fever') and figuratively for intense excitement (la fièvre du samedi soir = 'Saturday night fever'). The adjective fiévreux/fiévreuse means 'feverish'.

Examples

"L'enfant a de la fièvre depuis ce matin."

Natural Translation

The child has had a fever since this morning.

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