fever

UK
/ˈfiːvə/
US
/ˈfiːvər/
fevernoun
fevers
pl
Translations
fièvreSens médical courant.
She stayed home from work because she had a fever and felt too weak to get out of bed.
Elle est restée à la maison parce qu'elle avait de la fièvre et se sentait trop faible pour sortir du lit.
Additional translations
fièvreSens figuré : engouement collectif, mode passagère.
fièvreSens figuré : agitation, excitation nerveuse.
engouementSens figuré : enthousiasme collectif, plus idiomatique dans certains contextes.
Definitions
An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.
She stayed home from work because she had a fever and felt too weak to get out of bed.
A state of nervous excitement or agitation.
The crowd was in a fever of anticipation as they waited for the concert to begin.
A contagious enthusiasm or craze.
The country was swept by soccer fever during the World Cup.
Synonyms
feververb
fevered
Past Simple
fevered
Past Participle
fevering
ing-form
UK
/ˈfiːvə/
US
/ˈfiːvər/
Translations
Additional translations
fiévrerVerbe rare, sens intransitif.
fiévrerVerbe rare, surtout littéraire ou médical.
Definitions
To cause someone to have a fever or to become feverish.
The infection began to fever him, making him feel weak and hot.
To become feverish; to develop a fever.
He began to fever after being exposed to the virus.
feveradjective
UK
/ˈfiːvə/
US
/ˈfiːvər/
Used attributively to modify a noun with the sense ‘feverish’ or ‘relating to fever’.
Translations
fébrileEmploi attributif ou médical.
She kept a fever thermometer beside the bed.
Elle gardait un thermomètre fébrile près du lit.
Definitions
Relating to, caused by, or intended to treat a fever; used attributively before another noun.
She kept a fever thermometer beside the bed.
feverpast participle
Definitions
Showing the symptoms or effects of fever; feverish, excited, or agitated.
His fevered imagination conjured monsters in every shadow.