Spanish Conversation · Level 8
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Spanish word
cura
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkuɾa/
Meaning
- feminine nountherapy
Example
La cura comenzó después de la operación.
The therapy began after the operation.
More examples
Los médicos están buscando una cura para la enfermedad.
Doctors are looking for a cure for the disease.
Core concept
Act or result of healing.
Common phrases
buscar la cura
looking for a cure
encontrar la cura
finding a cure
una cura milagrosa
a miraculous cure
Similar words
tratamiento: Provides a coordinated series of medical actions over time to manage or treat a condition.
terapia: Applies an ongoing, focused treatment method for a specific symptom or condition.
remedio: Uses a medicine or simple remedy to relieve symptoms or ease discomfort.
curación: Restores health through the body's recovery process after illness or injury.
Definition in Spanish
Procedimiento o intervención para combatir una enfermedad y restablecer la salud; puede referir tanto al acto como al resultado.
Word origin
Derived from the verb curar 'to treat' and ultimately from Latin curare 'to care for', so the noun can refer to the therapeutic action or its outcome.
Usage tips
- Cura is similar to English 'cure' but frequently denotes the treatment process or remedy rather than a guaranteed complete elimination of disease.
Other meanings
- healingnoun
- priestnoun
Opposites
- enfermedaddiseasenoun
Related words
- curaciónhealingnoun
- curativocurativeadjective
- curablecurableadjective