remedio

What does “remedio” mean in English?

1. 1.remedy, solution — a cure or way of correcting something

   remedy, solution — a cure or way of correcting something (no hay remedio; el remedio para; remedio casero)

2. 2.remedy, cure

   remedy, cure (a solution to a problem or treatment for an illness; no hay remedio; sin remedio = unavoidably)

Example sentences

• No existe un remedio universal para la corrupción, aunque la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas son condiciones necesarias.

  There is no universal remedy for corruption, although transparency and accountability are necessary conditions.

• El remedio propuesto por el gobierno es peor que la enfermedad: recortará servicios sin reducir el déficit.

  The remedy proposed by the government is worse than the disease: it will cut services without reducing the deficit.

• La medicina popular ofrece remedios para casi cualquier dolencia, pero pocos han sido validados científicamente.

  Folk medicine offers remedies for almost any ailment, but few have been scientifically validated.

How to use it

El remedio means 'remedy' or 'cure' — a solution or treatment for a problem, illness, or difficult situation. At B2 it is used in both the literal medical sense and the metaphorical policy/social sense. Key collocations: no hay remedio (there is nothing to be done — idiomatic), un remedio efectivo/urgente, el remedio es peor que la enfermedad (the cure is worse than the disease), buscar/encontrar un remedio. Distinguish from cura (cure — more specifically the eradication of a disease: no hay cura para X) and solución (solution — broader problem-solving term).

Topics

• Discourse
• Health
• Social issues
• Policy

Related B2 words

• tema
• estado
• base
• objetivo
• acuerdo
• proceso
• estructura
• fuente