acupuncture
To treat with acupunctureTo treat with acupuncture.
» Does acupuncture really work?
Funktioniert Akupunktur wirklich?
Meaning
1 sensesTo treat with acupuncture.
де́лать иглоука́лываниеdélatʹ igloukályvanije, де́лать акупункту́руdélatʹ akupunktúru
Examples
14 sentencesDoes acupuncture really work?
deFunktioniert Akupunktur wirklich?
Have you ever tried acupuncture?
deHast du es schon mal mit Akupunktur versucht?
Many people believe acupuncture can cure diseases.
ruМногие люди считают, что иглоукалывание может исцелять от болезней.
Acupressure is like acupuncture, but without needles.
ruАкупрессура — та же акупунктура, только без игл.
Many people believe that acupuncture can cure diseases.
deViele Leute glauben, dass Akupunktur Krankheiten heilen kann.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. First attested iLearned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.
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Forms
acupunctures, acupuncturing, acupunctured, acupunctured| Base form | acupuncture · to acupuncture |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | acupunctures |
| Present participle | acupuncturing |
| Past simple | acupunctured |
| Past participle | acupunctured |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle