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curar

[ku-ˈrar]
verb
to cure, to heal, to treat
1. to restore to health; to treat a disease or injury
The doctor cured the patient of pneumonia.
O médico curou o paciente da pneumonia.
2. to preserve food by salt, smoke, or drying
They cure the ham by smoking it for months.
Eles curam o presunto fumando-o por meses.
3. to solve or resolve a problem
Education can help cure social ills.
A educação pode ajudar a curar os males sociais.
4. to process or prepare (leather, rubber, etc.)
The rubber is cured in a special chamber.
A borracha é curada em uma câmara especial.
Synonyms
sararcicatrizarrecuperarrestaurartratar
Antonyms
adoecerprejudicarinfectar

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
curar
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
curar
no regional variation
Rio de Janeiro
curar
no regional variation
Portugal
curar
standard usage; also used for food preservation (cured meats)

Related Idioms & Phrases

curar a ferida (to heal a wound)
curar de uma doença (to recover from an illness)
curado de (cured of; free from)
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