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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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