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Therapie

therapy

noun te-ra-PEE Less Common

Origin: from Greek therapeia, 'healing, service'

Also means

treatment

Usage Note

Therapie covers both psychological therapy and medical treatment; note the th is a plain 't' sound. You machen eine Therapie ('do/undergo therapy'), and the practitioner is a Therapeut or Therapeutin.

Examples

"Die Therapie dauert sechs Wochen."

Natural Translation

The therapy lasts six weeks.

Literal Translation

The therapy lasts six weeks.

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