# das Fieber

das Fieber is a German noun meaning “fever”. Forms: des Fiebers, die Fieber.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Fiebers
- Plural: die Fieber

## In other languages

- Русский: мед. жар, лихорадка, горячка
- Українська: гарячка, лихоманка

## Meanings

1. fever (heightened body temperature)
   - Paul ist krank, er hat Fieber. — Paul is sick, he's got a fever.
2. _figurative_ vigour, confidence
3. _figurative · in-compounds_ fever, bug (obsession for an activity)

## Examples

- Ich habe seit diesem Morgen leichtes Fieber. — I've had a slight fever since this morning.
- Er ist krank. Er hat Fieber. — He's sick. He has a fever.
- Ich liege mit Fieber im Bett. — I'm in bed with a fever.
- Er hat kein Fieber mehr. — His fever is gone.
- Gestern hatte ich hohes Fieber. — Yesterday I had a high fever.

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