fièvre/fjɛvʁ/
noun · A2 · Frequency 2622
nounfeminine
Meanings
fever
Refers to an elevated body temperature caused by illness.
enthusiasm, fervor
Metaphorical use indicating intense enthusiasm or excitement, often used in literary or colloquial contexts.
Examples
La fièvre de l'enfant a baissé après le traitement.
The child's fever went down after the treatment.
Le médecin a mesuré sa fièvre avant l'examen.
The doctor measured his fever before the examination.
Une forte fièvre a obligé la patiente à rester au lit.
A high fever forced the patient to stay in bed.
Collocations
- avoir de la fièvreto have a fever
- la fièvre révolutionnairerevolutionary fervor
Common mistakes
avoir un fièvre
avoir de la fièvre
In French, to express having a fever, the partitive article 'de la' is used instead of the indefinite article 'un'.
la fièvre de
la fièvre pour
When expressing enthusiasm, 'fièvre' is commonly used with the preposition 'pour', not 'de'.
Related words
synonymenthousiasmeenthusiasm, keenness
synonympassionPassion, enthusiasm
nounfeminine
Meanings
fever
Refers to an elevated body temperature caused by illness.
enthusiasm, fervor
Metaphorical use indicating intense enthusiasm or excitement, often used in literary or colloquial contexts.
Examples
Les fièvres répétées ont affaibli l'enfant.
Repeated fevers weakened the child.