Jimmy didn't look ill, although he was running a temperature.
We took the baby to the doctor because he was running a temperature.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
run a temperature — {v. phr.} To have a body temperature that is above normal; have a fever. * /Jimmy didn t look ill, although he was running a temperature./ * /We took the baby to the doctor because he was running a temperature./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run a temperature — {v. phr.} To have a body temperature that is above normal; have a fever. * /Jimmy didn t look ill, although he was running a temperature./ * /We took the baby to the doctor because he was running a temperature./ … Dictionary of American idioms
run a temperature — phrasal : to have a fever * * * run a temperature To be feverish • • • Main Entry: ↑run * * * run a temperature/fever/ phrase to be very hot because you are ill … Useful english dictionary
run a temperature — be suffering from a high temperature. → run … English new terms dictionary
run a temperature — Have a temperature above normal … A concise dictionary of English slang
run a temperature — phrasal see run a fever … New Collegiate Dictionary
run a fever — run a temperature/fever/ phrase to be very hot because you are ill The boy had been sent home from school because he was running a fever. Thesaurus: to have or develop an illness or symptomsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
temperature — n. degree of heat or cold 1) to take smb. s temperature 2) a high; low; normal temperature 3) (smb. s) body temperature 4) room temperature (at room temperature) 5) a temperature drops, falls; goes down 6) a temperature goes up, rises 7) a… … Combinatory dictionary
