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Fieber

fever

noun FEE-ber Rare

Origin: from Latin febris

Also means

high temperature

Usage Note

Fieber means fever and is used in the singular; Fieber haben is to have a temperature and Fieber messen is to take one's temperature. It descends from Latin febris and appears in Heuschnupfenfieber and similar terms.

Examples

"Das Kind hatte über Nacht hohes Fieber bekommen."

Natural Translation

The child had developed a high fever overnight.

Literal Translation

The child had over night high fever gotten.

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