- curar
- v.1 to cure.El médico curó a Ilse The doctor cured Ilse.El amor cura la tristeza Love remedies loneliness.Ricardo curó las tiras de puerco Richard cured the pork strips.2 to dress (herida).3 to cure (alimentos).4 to tan (pieles).5 to get well, to recover (enfermo).6 to heal.La pomada curó la herida The ointment healed the wound.7 to audit.Los reguladores curaron a la empresa The regulators audited the company.* * *curar► verbo transitivo1 (sanar) to cure2 (herida) to dress; (enfermedad) to treat3 (carne, pescado) to cure; (piel) to tan; (madera) to season► verbo intransitivo1 (cuidar) to take care (de, of)2 (recuperarse) to recover, get well3 (herida) to heal (up)► verbo pronominal curarse1 (recuperarse) to recover (de, from), get well2 (herida) to heal up\FRASEOLOGÍAcurar un mal figurado to right a wrongcurarse en salud figurado to take precautions* * *verb1) to cure2) heal* * *1. VT1) (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
le curó la herida con alcohol — she treated o dressed his wound with alcohol
no le consiguió curar la herida — he couldn't get his wound to heal
para curar los males de la sociedad — (fig) to cure all of society's ills
2) [+ carne, pescado] to cure; [+ queso] to mature; [+ piel] to tan; [+ tela] to bleach; [+ madera] to season2.VI (Med) [fármaco, medicamento] to work; frm [paciente] to get better, recover3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (poner bien) <enfermo/enfermedad> to cure; <herida> to healb) (tratar) <enfermo/enfermedad> to treatno le han curado la herida — his wound hasn't been cleaned/dressed
2) <jamón/pescado> to cure; <cuero/piel> to tan2.una vez curado de la enfermedad ... — once he has/had recovered from his illness ...
3.tiene una gripe mal curada — he hasn't got(ten) rid of his flu yet
curarse v pron persona to recover, get bettercurarse de algo — to get over something
* * *= cure, heal, treat.Ex. If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.Ex. The article is entitled 'Books can help heal! Innovative techniques of bibliotherapy'.Ex. The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.----* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.* curar alimentos = cure + food.* curar carne = cure + meat.* curarse en salud = be on the safe side.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (poner bien) <enfermo/enfermedad> to cure; <herida> to healb) (tratar) <enfermo/enfermedad> to treatno le han curado la herida — his wound hasn't been cleaned/dressed
2) <jamón/pescado> to cure; <cuero/piel> to tan2.una vez curado de la enfermedad ... — once he has/had recovered from his illness ...
3.tiene una gripe mal curada — he hasn't got(ten) rid of his flu yet
curarse v pron persona to recover, get bettercurarse de algo — to get over something
* * *= cure, heal, treat.Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Books can help heal! Innovative techniques of bibliotherapy'.Ex: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.* curar alimentos = cure + food.* curar carne = cure + meat.* curarse en salud = be on the safe side.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* * *curar [A1 ]vtA1 (poner bien) ‹enfermo/enfermedad› to cure; ‹herida› to heal2 (tratar) ‹enfermo/enfermedad› to treatno le habían curado la herida his wound hadn't been cleaned/dressedB ‹jamón/pescado› to cure; ‹cuero/piel› to tan■ curarvi«enfermo» to recover, get better; «herida» to heal, heal up curar DE algo:una vez curado de la enfermedad … once he has/had recovered from his illness …, once over his illness …tiene una gripe mal curada he hasn't got(ten) rid of o completely shaken off his flu yet■ curarsev pronA «persona» to recover, get better; «enfermedad» to get better curarse DE algo to get over sth saludB (fam) (emborracharse) to get plastered o sloshed (colloq)* * *
curar (conjugate curar) verbo transitivo
1a) (poner bien) ‹enfermo/enfermedad› to cure;
‹herida› to healb) (tratar) ‹enfermo/enfermedad› to treat;
‹herida› (desinfectar) to clean;
(vendar) to dress
2 ‹jamón/pescado› to cure;
‹cuero/piel› to tan
curarse verbo pronominal [enfermo] to recover, get better;
[herida] to heal up;
curarse de algo to get over sth
curar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a un enfermo) to cure
2 (vendar, desinfectar) to dress
3 (carne, pescado) to cure
II verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo curar(se) (hacerse una cura) to heal (up)
(recuperarse) to recover, get well
'curar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prevenir
- sanar
- adobar
- herida
- panceta
English:
cure
- heal
- safe
- season
* * *curar♦ vt1. [sanar] to cure2. [herida] [tratar] to treat;[con vendas] to dress3. [alimentos] to cure4. [pieles] to tan5. RP [mate] to cure, to season [before using for the first time]♦ vi[enfermo] to get well, to recover; [herida] to heal up♦ See also the pronominal verb curarse* * *curarI v/t1 tbGASTR cure2 (tratar) treat; herida dress3 pieles tanII v/i MED recover (de from)* * *curar vt1) : to cure, to heal2) : to treat, to dress3) curtir: to tan4) : to cure (meat)curar vi: to get well, to recover♦ See also the reflexive verb curarse* * *curar vb1. (sanar) to curees posible curar muchos tipos de cáncer many types of cancer can be cured2. (tratar) to treatel veterinario curó al perro the vet treated the dog3. (herida) to dressla enfermera me curó las heridas the nurse dressed my wounds
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.