fever

Fieber

Eine höhere Körpertemperatur als normal, meist weil man krank ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A body temperature higher than normal, usually because you are ill.

• The baby has a fever.
• Her fever went down during the night.
• Have you checked his temperature for a fever?

Synonyme: high temperature

Häufige Wendungen: have a fever, high fever, reduce a fever

Fieber, Fieberkrankheit

Eine Krankheit, die erhöhte Körpertemperatur verursacht; „fever“ steht oft als Teil ihres Namens.

In einfachem Englisch: An illness that causes a high body temperature, often used as part of its name.

• He caught scarlet fever at school.
• Mosquitoes can spread yellow fever.
• Several cases of dengue fever were reported this week.

Häufige Wendungen: scarlet fever, yellow fever, dengue fever

in Fieber versetzen

Bewirken, dass jemand krank wird und eine erhöhte Körpertemperatur bekommt.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone ill with a high body temperature.

• The illness fevered his body.
• Infection had fevered her blood for days.
• The disease fevered him, leaving his skin hot and dry.

Häufige Wendungen: fever the blood, fever the body