cura

f.

1 recovery.

2 treatment, cure (tratamiento).

necesitar una cura de sueño to need a good sleep

3 parish priest, clergyman, cleric, priest.

4 healing, cure.

m.

priest.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: curar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: curar.

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cura

► nombre masculino

1 RELIGIÓN priest

► nombre femenino

1 cure, healing

2 (tratamiento) treatment

■ cura de adelgazamiento slimming treatment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer las primeras curas to give first aid

no tiene cura familiar (situación) it's hopeless, there's no way out 2 (persona) he/she is incorrigible

cura párroco parish priest

primeras curas first aid sing

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1. noun f.

cure, treatment

2. noun m.

priest

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I

SM

1) (Rel) priest

sí, señor cura — yes, father

cura obrero — worker priest

cura párroco — parish priest

2) † (=yo mismo) I, myself

este cura — yours truly *

no se ofrece este cura — this poor devil isn't volunteering

II

SF

1) (Med) (=curación) cure; (=tratamiento) treatment

no tiene cura — (lit) there is no cure for it; (fig) there's no remedy, it's quite hopeless

tiene cura — it can be cured, it is curable

primera cura — first aid

cura de choque — shock treatment

cura de reposo — rest therapy

cura de sueño — sleep therapy

cura de urgencia — emergency treatment, first aid

2)

cura de almas — (Rel) cure of souls

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I

masculino (sacerdote) priest

se metió de or a cura — he became a priest

- cura párroco

II

femenino

a) (curación, tratamiento) cure

una enfermadad que no tiene cura — an incurable disease

b) (vendaje) dressing; (curita) (Col) Band-Aid® (AmE), (sticking) plaster (BrE)

- cura de aguas

- cura de reposo

- cura de sueño

- cura de urgencias

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I

masculino (sacerdote) priest

se metió de or a cura — he became a priest

- cura párroco

II

femenino

a) (curación, tratamiento) cure

una enfermadad que no tiene cura — an incurable disease

b) (vendaje) dressing; (curita) (Col) Band-Aid® (AmE), (sticking) plaster (BrE)

- cura de aguas

- cura de reposo

- cura de sueño

- cura de urgencias

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cura¹

¹ = healing, cure, curing, healer.

Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.

Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.

Ex: Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.

* cura milagrosa = miracle cure, miracle healing.

cura²

² = vicar, parish priest.

Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.

Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.

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cura¹

masculine

1 (sacerdote) priest

se metió de or a cura he became a priest, he took the cloth

(pey): como a un cura dos pistolas (fam hum): ese vestido te sienta como a un cura dos pistolas that dress really isn't you (colloq)

2

este cura (Esp fam hum) (yo) yours truly (colloq hum)

este cura ya se retira personally, I'm off to bed (colloq), me, I'm off to bed (colloq)

Compuesto:

cura párroco

parish priest

cura²

feminine

1 (curación, tratamiento) cure

una enfermadad que no tiene cura an incurable disease

le vendría bien una cura de humildad he could do with being taken down a peg or two, he needs cutting down to size

2 (vendaje) dressing, gauze (AmE), bandage (BrE); (tirita) (Col) Band-Aid® (AmE), plaster (BrE), sticking plaster (BrE)

Compuestos:

● cura de aguas

hydrotherapy

● cura de almas

cure of souls

● cura de sueño

sleep therapy

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Del verbo curar: (conjugate curar)

cura es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cura    
curar
cura sustantivo masculino (sacerdote) priest;
se metió de or a cura he became a priest
■ sustantivo femenino

a) (curación, tratamiento) cure;

◊ tener/no tener cura to be curable/incurable;

cura de urgencias first aid

b) (vendaje) dressing;

(curita) (Col) Band-Aid® (AmE), (sticking) plaster (BrE)
curar (conjugate curar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (poner bien) ‹enfermo/enfermedad› to cure;

‹herida› to heal

b) (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;
curase de algo to get over sth
cura
I sustantivo femenino Med cure: esta enfermedad no tiene cura, there's no cure for this disease
II sustantivo masculino Rel priest
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
'cura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casarse
- curar
- hábito
- casar
- confesar
- meter
- remedio
English:
comfortable
- cure
- herbal
- priest
- treatment
- wonder
- parson
- work

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cura¹ nm

priest;

meterse cura to become a priest, to enter the priesthood;

Comp

Fam Hum

como a un cura dos pistolas: ese sombrero te sienta como a un cura dos pistolas that hat looks awful on you

Comp

cura obrero worker priest;

el cura párroco the parish priest

cura² nf

1. [curación] cure;

todavía no se ha encontrado una cura para esa enfermedad no cure has yet been found for that disease;

tener cura to be curable;

no tener cura [ser incurable] to be incurable;

Fam [ser incorregible] to be incorrigible

Comp

Rel la cura de almas the cure of souls

2. [tratamiento] treatment, cure;

me tienen que hacer una cura en la herida [tratar] I need to get this wound treated;

[con venda] I need to get this wound dressed

Comp

cura de adelgazamiento diet;

cura de descanso rest cure;

cura de humildad: [m5]lo que necesita es una cura de humildad she needs bringing down a peg or two;

cura milagrosa miracle cure;

cura de reposo rest cure;

cura de sueño: [m5]lo que necesitas es una cura de sueño what you need is a good sleep

3. Chile [borrachera] drunkenness

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cura

I m priest

II f

1 cure;

tener cura be curable

2 (tratamiento) treatment

3 Méx, C.Am.

hangover

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cura nm

: priest

cura nf

1) curación, tratamiento: cure, treatment

2) : dressing, bandage

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cura n

1. (sacerdote) priest

2. (remedio) cure

3. (tratamiento) treatment

primeras curas first aid