Also means
high temperature
Usage Note
Fieber means fever and is used in the singular; Fieber haben is to have a temperature and Fieber messen is to take one's temperature. It descends from Latin febris and appears in Heuschnupfenfieber and similar terms.
Examples
"Das Kind hatte über Nacht hohes Fieber bekommen."
Natural Translation
The child had developed a high fever overnight.
Literal Translation
The child had over night high fever gotten.
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