Les médecins doivent trouver un remède capable de guérir les patients atteints de maladies graves.
English: Doctors must find a cure that can heal patients who have serious illnesses.
guérir /ɡeʁˈiʁ/ · verb · CEFR B2. French translation of "cure".
See also: Vocabulary entry (French) · Topic: French Action et Réaction
- Source term
- cure
- Translation
- guérir
- CEFR Level
- B2
- Part of speech
- verb
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| Dictionary form | guérir |
|---|---|
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How to use it in a sentence
- Pattern
- Subject + helper/modal + guérir
- Examples
- Nous devons souvent guérir.
- Tip
- Adjust endings and word order to match the full sentence.
Topic context
This word appears in the French Action et Réaction.
Example Sentences
Les médecins espèrent guérir cette maladie rare dans la prochaine décennie.
English: Doctors hope to cure this rare disease within the next decade.
Rien ne semblait soigner sa terrible toux jusqu'à ce thé aux herbes.
English: Nothing seemed to cure his terrible cough until that herbal tea.
Le médicament a guéri son infection en quelques jours.
English: The medicine cured her infection in just a few days.
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