temperatura
temperature
noun tehm-peh-rah-TOO-rah Less Common
Origin: from Latin temperatura
Usage Note
Temperatura is the general word for temperature; for a fever, Italians say avere la febbre rather than just temperatura. Italy uses Celsius, so a hot day is around trenta gradi.
Examples
"La temperatura è scesa molto."
Natural Translation
The temperature dropped a lot.
Literal Translation
The temperature is dropped much.
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