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Verb conjugation

acalenturarse

to have a fever

Usage

A regional, mostly rural/colloquial reflexive verb meaning to develop a fever or become feverish — a folk synonym of tener fiebre. Heard in parts of Latin America more than in standard written Spanish.

Examples
  • El niño se acalenturó durante la noche.The boy developed a fever during the night.
  • Si sigue lloviendo así, te vas a acalenturar.If it keeps raining like this, you'll come down with a fever.
  • La abuela decía que el sereno de la noche te acalentura.Grandma used to say the night air would give you a fever.
Common mistake

This is folk/regional vocabulary — 'tener fiebre' is what you'd use in standard or medical Spanish, and acalenturarse may not be understood everywhere in the Spanish-speaking world.

Simple tenses

Imperative (imperativo)

acalentúrate
nosotrosacalenturémonos
vosotrosacalenturaos

Other

Gerund (gerundio)

acalenturándose

Past participle (participio)

acalenturado

Infinitive (infinitivo)

acalenturarse

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Frequently asked questions

What does "acalenturarse" mean?

"acalenturarse" means "to have a fever".

What is the Imperative (imperativo) of "acalenturarse"?

The imperative (imperativo) of "acalenturarse" is: tú acalentúrate, nosotros acalenturémonos, vosotros acalenturaos.