noun · uncountable · rare

yellow fever

жовта гарячка

жёлтая лихорадка, амариллез

Gelbfieber

An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus and spread by…An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.

» Tom nearly died of yellow fever a few years ago.

Tom wäre vor ein paar Jahren beinahe an Gelbfieber gestorben.

Том чуть не умер от жёлтой лихорадки несколько лет назад.

Meaning

3 senses

(uncountable)An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.
Gelbfieber
жёлтая лихора́дкаžóltaja lixorádka, амарилле́зamarilléz
жо́вта гаря́чкаžóvta harjáčka
(figuratively, slang, uncountable)An attraction to ethnically East Asian men or women, expressed by non-East Asian (especially white European male or white American) people.
(dated, figuratively, uncountable)A lust for gold; an obsession with seeking gold ore.

More definitions

caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito

Examples

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Tom nearly died of yellow fever a few years ago.
ruТом чуть не умер от жёлтой лихорадки несколько лет назад.
deTom wäre vor ein paar Jahren beinahe an Gelbfieber gestorben.
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Tom contracted yellow fever when he was visiting Africa.
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Tom has yellow fever.
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I have yellow fever.
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Yellow fever and smallpox were no longer a threat.
ruЖелтая лихорадка и оспа больше не были угрозой.
deGelbfieber und Pocken waren nicht länger eine Bedrohung.
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