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temperatura

temperature

noun tehm-peh-rah-TOO-rah Less Common
Animals & Nature Weather

Usage Note

Temperatura covers both weather temperature and body temperature (tener temperatura means to have a fever in many Latin American varieties, where Spain would say tener fiebre). It is always feminine. The adjective templado ('mild, lukewarm') shares the same Latin root.

Examples

"La temperatura bajó mucho esta noche."

Natural Translation

The temperature dropped a lot tonight.

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