fever

febbre

Temperatura del corpo superiore al normale, di solito a causa di una malattia.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: high temperature

Espressioni comuni: have a fever, high fever, reduce a fever

febbre

Malattia che provoca febbre; «fever» compare spesso nel suo nome.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: scarlet fever, yellow fever, dengue fever

far venire la febbre

Far ammalare qualcuno causando un aumento della temperatura corporea.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: fever the blood, fever the body