tener fiebre(
teh
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nehr
 
fyeh
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breh
)
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to have a fever
Le puse el termómetro a mi hijo, y resultó que tenía fiebre.I took my son's temperature and it turned out he had a fever.
b. to have a temperature
Te brillan los ojos como si tuvieras fiebre.Your eyes shine as if you had a temperature.
c. to be feverish
No fue al colegio porque tenía fiebre.She didn't go to school because she was feverish.
d. to run a temperature
Estoy tiritando. Debo de tener fiebre.I'm shivering. I must be running a temperature.
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