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Italian

curativo

/kuraˈti.vo/adjectiveC2
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Meaning

curative, healing, therapeutic

  • Possessing the power or quality to cure ailments or restore health; medicinal, healing.

In a sentence

Le acque termali sono famose per le loro proprietà curative per la pelle.

The thermal waters are famous for their skin-healing properties.

Questa terapia ha una funzione preventiva o ha anche un valore curativo?

Does this therapy have a preventive function or also a curative value?

Non tutti i rimedi tradizionali hanno una provata efficacia curativa.

Not all traditional remedies have proven curative effectiveness.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
curativomasculine · singular
curativafeminine · singular
curativimasculine · plural
curativefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Commonly contrasted with 'preventivo' (preventive).
  • Frequently collocated with 'proprietà', 'potere', or 'trattamento'.

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