curar

/kuˈɾaɾ/, [kuˈɾaɾ]

cure


Verb curar (first-person singular present curo, first-person singular preterite curé, past participle curado)

  1. to cure
  2. to heal
  3. to restore, heal (the soul)
  4. to nurse, treat
  5. to dress (a wound)
  6. to remedy (an evil)
  7. to prepare
  8. to cure, salt, smoke
  9. to ripen
  10. to dress, tan (animal hides)
  11. to season, dry (wood)
  12. to bleach (linen)
  13. to intoxicate, make drunk
  14. (reflexive) to get drunk

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Espero un día curar mi ansiedad social.

    I hope to cure my social anxiety one day.

  • Ningún remedio puede curar esta enfermedad.

    No medicine can cure this disease.

  • Prevenir es mejor que curar.

    Prevention is better than cure.

  • Curar las heridas del corazón lleva tiempo.

    Healing the wounds of the heart takes time.

  • Mucha gente cree que la acupuntura puede curar las enfermedades.

    Many people believe acupuncture can cure diseases.

  • Más vale prevenir que curar.

    A stitch in time saves nine.

  • Podemos curar algunos tipos de cáncer.

    We can cure some types of cancer.

  • La vida es una enfermedad larga que duerme rara vez y nunca se puede curar.

    Life is a long illness that rarely sleeps and can never be cured.

  • Curar las heridas del corazón cuesta tiempo.

    Healing the wounds of the heart takes time.

  • Señor, unas disculpas no van a curar cientos de quemaduras de segundo grado.

    Apologizing isn't going to heal hundreds of second-degree burns, sir.

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