febre

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Catalan

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Inherited from Latin febrem (fever).

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febre f (plural febres)

  1. (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
  2. (figuratively) fever, craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)

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Danish

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febre c

  1. indefinite plural of feber

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese febre, fever (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin febris, febrem (fever), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷhris or *bʰebʰris.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛbɾe/ [ˈfɛ.β̞ɾɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɾe
  • Hyphenation: fe‧bre

Noun

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febre f (plural febres)

  1. (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
    Synonym: fogaxe
  2. (figuratively) fever, craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)
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Interlingua

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Noun

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febre (plural febres)

  1. fever (raised body temperature)

Latin

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febre

  1. ablative singular of febris

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese febre, fever, from Latin febris (fever), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷhris or *bʰebʰris.

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  • Hyphenation: fe‧bre

Noun

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febre f (plural febres)

  1. (medicine) fever (high body temperature due to disease)
    O doutor disse que o rapaz está com febre.
    The doctor said the boy has a fever.
  2. (figuratively) craze (a temporary passion for a new amusement or fashion)
    Esse estilo musical está se tornando uma febre.
    This musical style is becoming a craze.

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Romanian

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febre f

  1. inflection of febră:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular