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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescure
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyʁ
"Le médecin a prescrit un nouveau traitement pour la maladie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A means of healing or restoring health.
"The doctor prescribed a new cure for the illness."
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To relieve a person or animal of the symptoms of a disease or condition.
"The new medication can cure the infection within a week."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'cure' originates from the Latin 'cura', meaning 'care' or 'treatment', which evolved through Old French 'curer' before entering Middle English. The meaning has shifted from simply 'care' to specifically denote the act of healing or remedying an ailment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cure" is said worldwide
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cure
Transliteration: kyʁ
"Le médecin a prescrit un nouveau traitement pour la maladie."
Heilmittel
Transliteration: haɪ̯lˌmɪtəl
"Der Arzt hat ein neues Heilmittel gegen die Krankheit verschrieben."
cura
Transliteration: ˈku.ra
"Il medico ha prescritto una nuova cura per la malattia."
cura
Transliteration: ˈkuɾa
"El médico recetó una nueva cura para la enfermedad."
cura
Transliteration: ˈkuɾɐ
"O médico prescreveu uma nova cura para a doença."
उपचार
Transliteration: upachār
"डॉक्टर ने बीमारी के लिए एक नया उपचार निर्धारित किया।"
治疗
Transliteration: zhìliáo
"医生为这种疾病开了一种新的治疗方法。"
치료
Transliteration: chiryŏ
"의사가 질병에 대한 새로운 치료법을 처방했습니다."
治療
Transliteration: chiryou
"医者は病気のための新しい治療法を処方しました。"
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