Vocabulary
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Schüttelfrost
/ˈʃʏtl̩ˌfʁɔst/· noun· Pl. —
shivering fit, chills, rigors
Schüttelfrost is when the whole body shakes with cold while the temperature rises — often a sign of a serious infection, sometimes with bacteria in the blood. Patients describe it: „Mir war eiskalt, ich habe am ganzen Körper gezittert.“ Always ask about it when there is fever.
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Schüttelfrost
shivering fit with fever
Am Nachmittag bekam er plötzlich Schüttelfrost und hohes Fieber.
In the afternoon he suddenly got a shivering fit and a high fever.
Word family
Schüttelfrostschüttelnto shakeder Frostfrostfröstelnto feel chilly, to shiver a littlefrierento be cold; to freeze
Common combinations
- Schüttelfrost habento have the shivers
- Fieber mit Schüttelfrostfever with rigors
- einen Schüttelfrost bekommento get a shivering fit
Real examples
- Hatten Sie Schüttelfrost, also hat Ihr ganzer Körper vor Kälte gezittert?Did you have rigors — did your whole body shake with cold?
- Bei Schüttelfrost nehmen wir sofort Blutkulturen ab.With rigors we take blood cultures straight away.
- Fieber bis 39 °C mit einmaligem Schüttelfrost.Fever up to 39 °C with one episode of rigors.
