fever

fe·ver

 (fē′vər)

n.

1.

a. Abnormally high body temperature.

b. Any of various diseases characterized by abnormally high body temperature.

2.

a. A condition of heightened activity or excitement: a fever of anticipation.

b. A contagious, usually short-lived enthusiasm or craze: disco fever.

v. fe·vered, fe·ver·ing, fe·vers

v.tr.

To effect fever in.

v.intr.

To be or become feverish.

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[Middle English, from Old English fefor and from Old French fievre, both from Latin febris.]

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fever

(ˈfiːvə)

n

1. (Pathology) an abnormally high body temperature, accompanied by a fast pulse rate, dry skin, etc.

2. (Pathology) any of various diseases, such as yellow fever or scarlet fever, characterized by a high temperature

3. intense nervous excitement or agitation: she was in a fever about her party.

vb

(tr) to affect with or as if with fever

[Old English fēfor, from Latin febris]

ˈfevered adj

ˈfeverless adj

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fe•ver

(ˈfi vər)

n.

1. an abnormally high body temperature.

2. any of various diseases in which high temperature is a prominent symptom, as scarlet fever or rheumatic fever.

3. intense nervous excitement: in a fever of anticipation.

v.t.

4. to affect with or as if with fever.

v.i.

5. to become feverish; have or get a fever.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English fefer < Latin febris fever]

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fe·ver

(fē′vər)

A body temperature higher than normal. Fever is usually a response by the body's immune system against infection, as by a virus.

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fever

Past participle: fevered
Gerund: fevering

Imperative

fever

fever

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fever - a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection febricity, febrility, feverishness, pyrexia symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease hyperpyrexia - extremely high fever (especially in children)
	2.	fever - intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment" anticipation, expectancy - an expectation buck fever - nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter gold fever - greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush

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fever

noun

1. ague, high temperature, feverishness, pyrexia (Medical) Symptoms of the disease include fever and weight loss.

2. excitement, heat, passion, intensity, flush, turmoil, ecstasy, frenzy, ferment, agitation, fervour, restlessness, delirium I got married in a fever of excitement.

Related words
adjective febrile, pyretic

Proverbs
"Feed a cold and starve a fever"

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Translations

حُمّىحُمَّى

horečka

feber

Fieber

πυρετός

fiebre

kuume

fièvre

groznica

láz

hiti

febbre

熱発熱

열

febris

aukščiausio laipsniokarščiuojantiskarštiskarštligėkarštligiškai

drudzissatraukumsuzbudinājums

koortsverhoging

feber

gorączkatemperatura

febre

febrătemperatură

лихорадкажар

vročina

грозница

feber

ไข้

ateş

cơn sốt

发烧

fever

[ˈfiːvəʳ]

A. 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

B. CPD fever pitch N it reached fever pitch → se puso al rojo vivo

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fever

[ˈfiːvə^r] n

(MEDICINE) → fièvre f
He has a fever → Il a de la fièvre.
The symptoms are fever and weight loss → Les symptômes sont fièvre et perte de poids.
to have a high fever → avoir une poussée de fièvre

(fig) a fever of ...
She waited in a fever of anxiety → Elle attendait avec une anxiété fébrile.
to be in a fever of excitement → être en proie à une agitation frénétiquefever blister n (US) (= cold sore) → bouton m de fièvre

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fever

n

→ Fieber nt no pl; tropical fevers → tropische Fieberkrankheiten pl; to have a fever → eine Fieberkrankheit haben; (= high temperature) → Fieber haben

(fig) → Aufregung f, → Erregung f, → Fieber nt; election fever → Wahlfieber nt, → Wahlrausch m; in a fever of excitement → in fieberhafter Erregung

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fever

[ˈfiːvəʳ] n

a. (high temperature) → febbre f
he has a fever → ha la febbre
a bout of fever → un accesso di febbre
a high/slight fever → una febbre alta/leggera

b. (excitement) → eccitazione f
the gambling fever (fig) → la febbre del gioco
in a fever of excitement → in uno stato di eccitazione febbrile
it reached fever pitch → ha raggiunto il colmo dell'emozione

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fever

(ˈfiːvə) noun

(an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat. She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement. koors, koorsigheid حُمّى треска febre horečka das Fieber feber πυρετόςfiebre palavik تب kuume fièvreחום बुखार, उत्तेजना groznica, vrucica láz demam hiti febbre 熱 발열 karštis, įkarštis, karštligė drudzis; uzbudinājums; satraukums demam koortsfebergorączka تبه، ګيڼۍ، هيجان febre febră жар; лихорадка; возбуждение horúčka vročica groznica feber การเป็นไข้ ateş 發燒 жар, гарячка تیز بخار cơn sốt 发烧

ˈfeverish adjective

1. having a slight fever. She seems a bit feverish tonight. koorsig مَحْموم، مُصاب بِحُمّى трескав febril horečnatý fiebrig feberagtig εμπύρετος febril palavikune تب دار kuumeinen fiévreux קוֹדֵח हल्का बुखार होना grozničav lázas menderita demam með hita/hitavellu febbricitante 熱のある 미열이 있는 karščiuojantis drudžains demam koortsig som har feber rozgorączkowany تبجن febril febril нездоровый horúčkový vročičen grozničav febrig, feberhet เป็นไข้ hafif ateşli 發燒的 гарячковий درجئہ حرارت کا تھوڑا سا بڑھا ہونا có triệu chứng sốt; hơi sốt 发烧的

2. restlessly excited. a feverish air. koorsige مُسَبِّب للحُمّى، مُضْطَرِب възбуден excitado horečný, nepokojný fieberhaft febrilsk; hektisk πυρετώδηςnervioso, excitado, febril palavikuline پر جوش و خروش kiihkeä fébrileנרגש अधिक उत्तेजना होना uzbuden heves penuh kegelisahan eirðarlaus, æstur febbrile 熱狂的な 흥분한 įkaitęs uzbudināts; satraukts kegelisahan koortsigfebrilskgorączkowy جم او جوش excitante/exaltado agitat возбуждённый horúčkovitý, nepokojný razburjen uzbuđen feberaktig, febril กระวนกระวาย heyecanlı, telâşlı 狂熱的 збуджений, неспокійний جوشیلا xúc động; bồn chồn 狂热的

ˈfeverishly adverb

quickly and excitedly. He wrote feverishly. koorsagtig باضْطِراب трескаво febrilmente horečně, nepokojně fieberhaft febrilskt; feberagtigt; hektiskt πυρετωδώςfebrilmente palavikuliselt با تب و تاب innokkaasti fiévreusementבקדחתנות उत्तेजित अवस्था में uzbuđeno hevesen penuh gairah með ákafa og æsingi febbrilmente 熱狂して 열정적으로 karštligiškai drudžaini; satraukti penuh ghairah koortsigfebrilsk gorączkowo په ګبڼو، په شوق په تبجن ډول febrilmente cu înfrigurare лихорадочно horúčkovito vročično uzbuđeno feberaktigt, febrilt อย่างตื่นเต้น hararetle 激動地 збуджено luống cuống 激动地

at fever pitch

at a level of great excitement. The crowd's excitement was at fever pitch as they waited for the filmstar to appear. op kookpunt في إنْفِعال شَديد връхна точка no auge vrchol vzrušení der Höhepunkt højeste gear σε παροξυσμό al rojo vivo haripunktis سطح پر تب و تاب kiihkeä tunnelma paroxysme בְּהִתרָגשוּת גְדוֹלָה उत्तेजना के चरम uzbudenje koje je doseglo vrhunac, groznicavo uzbudenje robbanásig feszült memuncak á suðupunkti (in uno stato di grande eccitazione) 熱狂して 흥분하여 aukščiausio laipsnio ārkārtīgs satraukums memuncak op het kookpunt på bristepunktet u szczytu, w zenicie په شوق په تبجن ډول numa excitação/no auge paro­xism в крайнем возбуждении na vrchole vzrušenia na višku na vrhuncu uzbuđenja vid kokpunkten ในระดับที่ตื่นเต้นมาก ๆ büyük heyecan içinde 極度激動 в надзвичайно збудженому стані انتہائی جذباتیت ở/tới mức độ kích động cao 极度激动

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fever

→ حُمَّى horečka feber Fieber πυρετός fiebre kuume fièvre groznica febbre 熱 열 koorts feber gorączka febre лихорадка feber ไข้ ateş cơn sốt 发烧

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fe·ver

n. fiebre, calentura;

enteric ___ → ___ entérica, intestinal;

___ blister → herpes febril;

___ of unknown origin → ___ de origen desconocido;

intermittent ___ → ___ intermitente;

rabbit ___ → ___ de conejo, tularemia;

rheumatoid ___ → ___ reumatoidea;

remittent ___ → ___ remitente;

Rocky Mountain ___ → ___ manchada de las Montañas Rocosas;

scarlet ___ → escarlatina;

yellow ___ → ___ amarilla, paludismo, malaria;

typhoid ___ → ___ tifoidea;

undulant ___ → brucelosis.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• He has a fever → يُعاني مِنْ الـحَمَى → On má horečku → Han har feber → Er hat Fieber → Έχει πυρετό → Él tiene fiebre → Hänellä on kuumetta → Il a de la fièvre → On ima vrućicu → Ha la febbre → 彼は熱があります → 열이 있어요 → Hij heeft koorts → Han har feber → On ma gorączkę → Ele está com febre → У него жар → Han har feber → เขามีไข้ → Ateşi çok yüksek → Thằng bé bị sốt → 他发烧了

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fever

n fiebre f, calentura; enteric — fiebre entérica, fiebre tifoidea; familial Mediterranean — fiebre mediterránea familiar; hay — rinitis alérgica (form), fiebre de(l) heno, alergia al polen; hemorrhagic — fiebre hemorrágica; Mediterranean spotted — fiebre bo-tonosa mediterránea; Q — fiebre Q; relapsing — fiebre recurrente; rheumatic — fiebre reumática; Rocky Mountain spotted — fiebre manchada or maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas; scarlet — escarlatina; typhoid — fiebre tifoidea; valley — (fam) coccidioidomicosis f; yellow — fiebre amarilla

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