cure

S2 W2

BrE /kjʊə/ AmE /kjʊr/

noun / verb en → es

past cured pp cured ing curing

1 MEDICINE B1

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

  • There is no known cure for the disease.

    No se conoce un remedio para la enfermedad.

2 HEAL B1

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

  • The doctor cured her of the flu.

    El médico la curó de la gripe.

1 FIX B2

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

  • The mechanic cured the car's engine problems.

    El mecánico arregló los problemas del motor del coche.

2 END B2

to make a problem or difficulty go away completely

solucionar, resolver

  • [transitive], [T + obj]

Collocations cure an issue · cure a conflict

  • The new policy cured the company's financial problems.

    La nueva política solucionó los problemas financieros de la empresa.