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Ese suplemento no es una cura milagrosa.

Ese suplemento no es una cura milagrosa.
That supplement is not a miraculous cure.
From Lesson 470:Formal concessions (si bien)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Ese suplemento no es una cura milagrosa.

Why is it una cura? I thought cura meant "priest".
The word cura changes meaning based on its gender. When it is feminine (la cura), it means a medical or metaphorical cure. When it is masculine (el cura), it means a Catholic priest. Since this sentence is about a health supplement, we need the feminine word for cure.
Why do we use es here instead of está?
We use es from the verb ser because the sentence defines the identity of the supplement by linking it to a noun phrase (una cura milagrosa). Whenever you equate a subject with a noun to describe what it is, you must always use ser.
Is it possible to place the adjective before the noun and say una milagrosa cura?
In everyday Spanish, descriptive adjectives like milagrosa belong directly after the noun. Placing it before the noun would sound highly poetic or overly dramatic, which does not fit a standard, factual statement about a supplement.

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