French word

cure

Pronunciation

IPA/kyʁ/

Meaning

  • feminine nountreatment

Example

Elle doit commencer une cure dès demain.

She has to start treatment tomorrow.

Illustration for cure (treatment)

More examples

Il a une cure d'antibiotiques de dix jours.

He is on a ten-day course of antibiotics.

Core concept

A sustained medical regimen that gathers repeated care into one period of treatment or recovery.

Common phrases

  • suivre une cure

    undergo a course of treatment

  • une cure d'antibiotiques

    a course of antibiotics

  • commencer une cure de rééducation

    begin a course of rehabilitation

Similar words

traitement: A series of medical procedures or medicines used to treat symptoms.
remède: A medicine or method used to relieve an illness or symptom.
soin: Care for a sick person, treatment for an injury, or daily health support.
guérison: The return to health after an illness or injury.

Definition in French

Traitement médical ou série de soins visant à guérir ou à améliorer l'état de santé.

Word origin

The noun cure developed from Latin cura, care or attention, through Old French, where it came to denote treatment and care for health.

Usage tips

  • Une cure often names a course or regimen rather than a guaranteed complete cure, so its meaning is broader than English cure in some contexts.

Other meanings

  • rest curenoun
  • spa treatmentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • curatiftherapeuticadjective
  • curablecurableadjective

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