acupuncture
To treat with acupunctureTo treat with acupuncture.
» Does acupuncture really work?
Funktioniert Akupunktur wirklich? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo treat with acupuncture.
де́лать иглоука́лываниеdélatʹ igloukályvanije, де́лать акупункту́руdélatʹ akupunktúru
Examples
14 sentencesDoes acupuncture really work?
deFunktioniert Akupunktur wirklich? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you ever tried acupuncture?
deHast du es schon mal mit Akupunktur versucht? — raggione
Many people believe acupuncture can cure diseases.
ruМногие люди считают, что иглоукалывание может исцелять от болезней. — ABChessel
Acupressure is like acupuncture, but without needles.
ruАкупрессура — та же акупунктура, только без игл. — Karok
Many people believe that acupuncture can cure diseases.
deViele Leute glauben, dass Akupunktur Krankheiten heilen kann. — Vortarulo
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