What does curé in French mean?

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

The word curé in French means vicar, parish priest, cleric, course of treatment, binge, parish, living, vicarage, scrape out, clean, be a priest-hater, be violently anti-clerical, weight-loss programme, breath of fresh air, detox, detox treatment, detox, detox treatment, makeover, youth therapy, rejuvenation, pill popping, course of treatment, bed rest, in-patient treatment, hydrotherapy, toothpick, nail pick, pipe cleaner, jardin de curé, be a priest-basher, attack the clergy, Monsieur le Curé, not care much for, aftercare. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word curé

vicar, parish priest

nom masculin (prêtre chargé d'une cure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Autrefois le curé était une figure importante de la vie du village.

cleric

nom masculin (familier (ecclésiastique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a été à l'école chez les curés.

course of treatment

nom féminin (séjour de traitement thermal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je fais une cure à Vichy pour soigner mon foie.
I am undergoing a course of treatment in Vichy to treat my liver.

binge

nom féminin (figuré (usage abondant de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pendant les vacances, je fais une cure de cinéma.
Over the holidays I am having a film binge.

parish, living

nom féminin (paroisse d'un curé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monsieur le curé gère sa cure.
The parish priest is responsible for his parish.

vicarage

nom féminin (habitation d'un curé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monsieur le curé habite la cure.
The parish priest lives in the vicarage.

scrape out

verbe transitif (nettoyer en grattant)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il éteignait sa pipe et la curait soigneusement.
He put out his pipe and scraped it out carefully.

clean

verbe pronominal (se nettoyer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cela fait partie de la toilette : se curer les dents et se curer les ongles. Théo, arrête de te curer le nez !
Theo, stop picking your nose!

be a priest-hater, be violently anti-clerical

locution verbale (familier (critiquer vertement le clergé)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

weight-loss programme

nom féminin (régime forcé choisi) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

breath of fresh air

nom féminin (figuré (bol d'air pur) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous partons quelques jours à la montagne faire une cure d'oxygène.

detox, detox treatment

nom féminin (familier (soins de désaccoutumance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

detox, detox treatment

nom féminin (soins de désaccoutumance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

makeover, youth therapy

nom féminin (cure de rajeunissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rejuvenation

nom féminin (figuré (moment qui redonne de l'énergie) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pill popping

nom féminin (figuré (usage excessif de médicaments) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

course of treatment

nom féminin (type de traitement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bed rest

nom féminin (longue période de repos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in-patient treatment

nom féminin (cure avec suivi médicalisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hydrotherapy

nom féminin (santé : traitement par des eaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

toothpick

nom masculin invariable (bâtonnet pointu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour se nettoyer entre les dents, si nécessaire, dans ce restaurant, il y a des cure-dents sur les tables.

nail pick

nom masculin invariable (petit outil pour nettoyer sous l'ongle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cure-ongles sert à retirer les crasses coincées sous l'ongle.

pipe cleaner

nom masculin (pipe: instrument de nettoyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon grand-père passait son temps à chercher son cure-pipe.

jardin de curé

nom masculin (petit potager) (French style of garden)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette année, mon potager sera organisé comme un jardin de curé.

be a priest-basher, attack the clergy

locution verbale (populaire (être fortement anticlérical)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Monsieur le Curé

nom masculin (appellation d'un curé) (speaking about)

not care much for

locution verbale (soutenu (s'en moquer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

aftercare

nom féminin (cure de rétablissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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