cure
BrE /kjʊə/ AmE /kjʊr/
noun / verb en → es
past cured pp cured ing curing
a medicine or treatment that makes you better when you are ill
cura, medicamento
- cure somebody of something
Collocations cure for cancer · cure a disease
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There is no known cure for the disease.
No se conoce un remedio para la enfermedad.
to make somebody better when they are ill or to become healthy again after being ill
curar, sanar
- [intransitive], [T + obj]
Collocations cure a patient · cure an illness
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The doctor cured her of the flu.
El médico la curó de la gripe.
to fix or repair something that is broken, damaged, or not working properly
arreglar, reparar
- [transitive], [T + obj]
Collocations cure a problem · cure an error
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The mechanic cured the car's engine problems.
El mecánico arregló los problemas del motor del coche.
to make a problem or difficulty go away completely
solucionar, resolver
- [transitive], [T + obj]
Collocations cure an issue · cure a conflict
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The new policy cured the company's financial problems.
La nueva política solucionó los problemas financieros de la empresa.