What does guérir in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word guérir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use guérir in French.

The word guérir in French means cure, cure of, cure, get better, heal, get over, recover from, cure, cure of his/her/their, prevention is better than cure. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word guérir

cure

verbe transitif (libérer [qqn] d'une maladie) (patient: of illness)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le rebouteux pensait qu'il pouvait guérir n'importe quel malade.
The healer thought that he could cure any patient.

cure of

(libérer [qqn] d'une maladie)

Le médecin a guéri Paul de son rhume.
The doctor made Paul's cold better.

cure

verbe transitif (contrer une maladie) (illness)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce médicament guérira mon rhume.
This medicine will cure my cold.

get better

verbe intransitif (personne : ne plus être malade) (informal)

Grâce aux bons soins de sa mère infirmière, Paul a guéri rapidement.
Thanks to the care of his mother, a nurse, Paul got better quickly.

heal

verbe intransitif (mal, blessure,... : disparaître) (injury)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La blessure a guéri toute seule.
The injury healed by itself.

get over

(personne : ne plus avoir une maladie) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Mon frère a guéri de sa grippe plus rapidement que prévu.
My brother got over his flu faster than expected.

recover from

verbe pronominal (se soigner)

Je me suis guéri de ma grippe en restant au chaud.
I recovered from my flu by staying in the warm.

cure

verbe transitif (débarrasser d'un défaut) (addiction)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les patchs ont guéri mon addiction au tabac.
The patches cured my tobacco addiction.

cure of his/her/their

(débarrasser d'un défaut)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les échecs essuyés par le jeune homme ont fini par le guérir de son arrogance.
The failures suffered by the young man eventually cured him of his arrogance.

prevention is better than cure

(mieux vaut prendre les devants)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Tu devrais installer un anti-virus, mieux vaut prévenir que guérir.

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