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la

feminine

/tɑ̃.pe.ʁa.tyʁ/

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Translation

temperature; a fever

Word origin

From Latin temperatura ('a mixing in due proportion'), from temperare ('to mix, to moderate'). The word first described a balance of qualities, then the reading on a thermometer.

Origin
Latin
Root
temperatura
English cognates
temperature, temper

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltempératures

Examples

.

The temperature is still rising.

.

Take your temperature before you go.

.

Temperatures drop at night.

.

He has had a fever since yesterday.

l' .

The water temperature is perfect.

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This word is part of lesson 48.