French word

remède

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəmɛd/

Meaning

  • masculine nountreatment

Example

Il n'y a pas de remède miracle.

There is no miracle treatment.

Illustration for remède (treatment)

More examples

Hier elle a pris un remède contre le rhume.

Yesterday she took a cold remedy.

Core concept

Something used to remove a harmful condition, whether a medicine for the body or a workable solution.

Common phrases

  • un remède contre le rhume

    cold remedy

  • prendre un remède

    take a remedy

  • remède temporaire

    temporary remedy

Similar words

médicament: A drug used to treat illness or ease symptoms.
traitement: Medical care provided over a period for an illness or injury.
soin: Nursing care or attention given to a patient.

Definition in French

Moyen thérapeutique ou remède matériel pour traiter une affection, et, au sens figuré, une solution permettant de régler un problème.

Word origin

The French noun remède descends from Latin remedium through Old French, with the Latin healing root mederi behind the family.

Usage tips

  • For a remedy aimed at a condition, French commonly uses remède contre, as in un remède contre le rhume.

Other meanings

  • medicinenoun
  • solutionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • remédierdeal withverb
  • remédiableremediableadjective

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