curarsi

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈrar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: cu‧ràr‧si

Verb

curàrsi (first-person singular present mi cùro, first-person singular past historic mi curài, past participle curàto)

  1. reflexive of curare
  2. (intransitive) to take care of one's health
  3. (intransitive) to care for one's appearance
    Synonyms: avere cura di sé, lisciarsi
    sei troppo trasandato, dovresti curarti di più
    you are too unkempt, you should take better care of yourself
  4. (intransitive) to preoccupy oneself (with); to pay attention (to); to care [+ di (object) = about]
    Synonyms: premurarsi, studiarsi, adoperarsi, preoccuparsi, occuparsi, badare
    gli dicono tanti sarcasmi ma lui non se ne cura
    they tell him many sarcastic comments but he doesn't care
  5. (intransitive) to take care (of); to look after [+ di (object)]
    Synonym: badare
    curarsi dei figlito look after the kids
  6. (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) to bother [+ di (infinitive) = to/with]
    non si è mai curato di darmi una risposta
    he never bothered to give me a response
  7. (transitive, medicine) to treat (a patient, disease, etc.)
    Synonyms: medicare, fasciare, sanare, guarire
    non si è curato bene l'influenza ed ora ha una ricaduta
    he didn't treat his influenza well, and he has now relapsed

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