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"La temperatura" is a form of "temperatura", a noun which is often translated as "temperature". "A veces" is a phrase which is often translated as "sometimes". Learn more about the difference between "la temperatura" and "a veces" below.
la temperatura(
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too
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
2. (weather)
a. temperature
La temperatura ha estado muy agradable estos días.The temperature has been very pleasant recently.
3. (colloquial) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. fever
Con un baño templado puedes bajarle la temperatura a Sergio.You can reduce Sergio's fever by putting him in a lukewarm bath.
b. temperature
Llamaron al pediatra porque el bebé tenía temperatura.They called the pediatrician because the baby had a temperature.
4. (figurative) (literary) (level of excitement)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. temperature
Las vitriólicas observaciones del jefe de la oposición elevaron la temperatura del debate.The caustic remarks of the leader of the opposition raised the temperature of the debate.
a veces(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
