curar

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to heal

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curar
transitive verb
1to cure (sanar)
2to dress (herida)
3to cure (alimentos)
4to tan (pieles)
intransitive verb
5to get well, to recover (enfermo); to heal up (herida)
curarse
pronomial verb
1to recover (sanar)(de from)
  • curarse en salud -> to play safe
2to cure (alimento)

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curar [coo-rar’]
article & verb transitive & verb neuter
1To cure, to heal, to restore to health, to administer medicines.
2To prescribe the medicine or diet of a patient.
3To salt, to cure meat or fish, to preserve.
4To bleach thread, linen, or clothes.
5To season timber.
6To recover from sickness.
7To remedy an evil. (Metaphorical)
  • Curarse en salud -> (Coll.) 1. To guard against evil, when there is little or no danger. 2. To defend oneself, without being accused. 3. To confess a fault, to avoid reproach.
verb reflexive
8To recover, to get better; to heal up (herida etc.). (Medical)
9Curarse de, to take notice of.
10to get drunk, to get tight. (Andes)

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curar
verbo:transitivo
1 (Med) (tratar) to treat; (sanar) to cure
le están curando el resfriado con antibióticos they're treating her cold with antibiotics; este tratamiento me curó la bronquitis this treatment cured my bronchitis
un tratamiento que cura el cáncer esta enfermedad se puede controlar pero no curar
le curó la herida con alcohol she treated dressed his wound with alcohol;o no le consiguió curar la herida he couldn't get his wound to heal
la pomada me curó las cicatrices una broquitis resultado de un resfriado mal curado un remedio que cura todos los males
para curar los males de la sociedad to cure all of society's ills
el tiempo lo cura todo time is a great healer
2 [+carne, pescado] to cure; [+queso] to mature; [+piel] to tan; [+tela] to bleach; [+madera] to season
verbo:intransitivo
(Med) [+fármaco, medicamento] to work; (formal) [+paciente] to get better; recover
el niño curó pronto ese tipo de medicamentos no cura
verbo:pronominal
curarse
1 (Med) [+paciente] to get better; recover; [+herida] to heal (up)
no se me ha curado la herida todavía my wound still hasn't healed (up); curarse de algo: ya me he curado de la gripe I've got over the flu now; nunca se curó del mal de amores he never got over his unrequited love
al sol se curó de sus dolencias
salud
2 (formal) (preocuparse)
curarse de algo: nunca se curó de agradar a sus súbditos he never made any effort to please his subjects
3 (And) (S. Cone) (familiar) (emborracharse) to get drunk; (México) (familiar) (de resaca) to have the hair of the dog; (familiar)

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Verb Conjugation for "curar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo curo curé curaba curaré cure
Tú curas curaste curabas curarás cures
Ella/Él/Usted cura curó curaba curará cure
Nosotros curamos curamos curábamos curaremos curemos
Vosotros curáis curasteis curabais curaréis curéis
Ellos/Ustedes curan curaron curaban curarán curen
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