curer
English
Etymology
cure + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjʊəɹə/, /ˈkjɔːɹə/
- (General American) enPR: kyo͝orʹər, kyûrʹər, IPA(key): /ˈkjʊɹɚ/, /ˈkjɝɚ/
- Rhymes: -ʊəɹə(ɹ), -ɔːɹə(ɹ), -ɜːɹə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: cur‧er
Noun
curer (plural curers)
- A healer.
- A person who, or device which preserves food by curing.
Translations
healer — see healer
person who preserves food
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Anagrams
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French
Etymology
From Old French curer, borrowed from Latin cūrāre, present active infinitive of cūrō.
Pronunciation
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Verb
curer
- (transitive) to clean by scrubbing, scraping and removing (e.g. a drain, a pipe, a canal, a stable, ...)
- (reflexive) to clean oneself by scrubbing, scraping and removing (e.g. one's nails, teeth, ...)
- Se curer le nez. ― To pick one's nose.
- (rare) (transitive) to clear out (to make empty, to remove)
Conjugation
Conjugation of curer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | curer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | curant /ky.ʁɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | curé /ky.ʁe/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | cure /kyʁ/ | cures /kyʁ/ | cure /kyʁ/ | curons /ky.ʁɔ̃/ | curez /ky.ʁe/ | curent /kyʁ/ |
imperfect | curais /ky.ʁɛ/ | curais /ky.ʁɛ/ | curait /ky.ʁɛ/ | curions /ky.ʁjɔ̃/ | curiez /ky.ʁje/ | curaient /ky.ʁɛ/ | |
past historic2 | curai /ky.ʁe/ | curas /ky.ʁa/ | cura /ky.ʁa/ | curâmes /ky.ʁam/ | curâtes /ky.ʁat/ | curèrent /ky.ʁɛʁ/ | |
future | curerai /ky.ʁə.ʁe/ | cureras /ky.ʁə.ʁa/ | curera /ky.ʁə.ʁa/ | curerons /ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | curerez /ky.ʁə.ʁe/ | cureront /ky.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | curerais /ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | curerais /ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | curerait /ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | curerions /ky.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ | cureriez /ky.ʁə.ʁje/ | cureraient /ky.ʁə.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | cure /kyʁ/ | cures /kyʁ/ | cure /kyʁ/ | curions /ky.ʁjɔ̃/ | curiez /ky.ʁje/ | curent /kyʁ/ |
imperfect2 | curasse /ky.ʁas/ | curasses /ky.ʁas/ | curât /ky.ʁa/ | curassions /ky.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ | curassiez /ky.ʁa.sje/ | curassent /ky.ʁas/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | cure /kyʁ/ | — | curons /ky.ʁɔ̃/ | curez /ky.ʁe/ | — | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms
- cure-dent
Related terms
- cure
Further reading
- “curer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
cūrer
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cūrō
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cūrō, cūrāre.
Verb
curer
- to clean
- (medicine) to treat (an illness, a symptom, etc.), to care (for), to heal
- 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 142 of this essay:
- On doit avoir plusieurs entencions, car en curant, on doit bien considerer la cause et la nature de la maladie
- One must have several intentions, because in treating, one must consider the cause and the nature of the disease
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of curer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | curer | avoir curé | |||||
gerund | en curant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | curant | ||||||
past participle | curé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | cur | cures | cure | curons | curez | curent |
imperfect | curoie, cureie, curoe, cureve | curoies, cureies, curoes, cureves | curoit, cureit, curot, cureve | curiiens, curiens | curiiez, curiez | curoient, cureient, curoent, curevent | |
preterite | curai | curas | cura | curames | curastes | curerent | |
future | curerai | cureras | curera | curerons | cureroiz, curereiz, curerez | cureront | |
conditional | cureroie, curereie | cureroies, curereies | cureroit, curereit | cureriiens, cureriens | cureriiez, cureriez | cureroient, curereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | cur | curs | curt | curons | curez | curent |
imperfect | curasse | curasses | curast | curissons, curissiens | curissoiz, curissez, curissiez | curassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | cure | — | curons | curez | — |
Descendants
- English: cure
- French: curer