Temperature

1. noun (MET, PHYS, MED, etc.) — degree of heat

• Irish: teocht fem.
• Examples:
  • to lower the temperature — an teocht a ísliú
  • the temperature rose 10 degrees — d’ardaigh an teocht 10 gcéim
  • it had a temperature of 28ºC — bhí teocht 28ºC ann
  • he took my temperature — thóg sé mo theocht
  • average temperature — meánteocht fem.
  • operating temperature — teocht oibriúcháin

Modifier: teochta gs. (as adj.)

• temperature range — raon teochta

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2. noun (MED) — fever

• Irish: fiabhras masc., teas masc., teocht fem.
• Example:
  • she had a temperature — bhí fiabhras uirthi / bhí a teocht ard

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3. noun — atmosphere, feelings

• Examples:
  • temperatures were running high — bhí cúrsaí teasaí go maith / bhí daoine tógtha
  • his questions raised the temperature — d’éirigh cúrsaí teasaí de bharr a chuid ceisteanna
  • the temperature was lowered by the talks — shuaimhnigh / mhaolaigh cúrsaí de bharr na gcainteanna