remedy

remède, traitement

Médicament ou traitement qui aide à guérir ou soulage la douleur liée à une maladie.

En anglais simple : A medicine or treatment that helps you get better or makes an illness less painful.

• She tried a herbal remedy for her cough.
• This remedy helped me sleep when I had a cold.
• Are there any effective remedies for these symptoms?

Comment l'utiliser : remedy for something (Honey is a common home remedy for a sore throat.)

Synonymes : treatment, medicine, cure

Expressions courantes : home remedy, herbal remedy, remedy for something

solution, remède

Ce qui règle un problème ou empêche ses effets négatifs.

En anglais simple : Something that corrects a problem or prevents its bad effects.

• There is no easy remedy for this problem.
• The committee proposed several remedies for unfair treatment.
• Would better training provide a remedy for these repeated mistakes?

Comment l'utiliser : remedy for something (We need a remedy for the housing shortage.)

Synonymes : solution, fix

Expressions courantes : effective remedy, remedy for something, find a remedy

remédier à, corriger

Régler un problème ou améliorer une mauvaise situation.

En anglais simple : To correct a problem or make a bad situation better.

• We must remedy this problem quickly.
• New staff helped remedy the shortage.
• The company has taken steps to remedy the error.

Synonymes : fix, correct, put right, rectify

Expressions courantes : remedy a problem, remedy the situation, remedy a defect