deal with

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deal with

verbo transitivo con partícula

1. tratar (be about) (subject)

2. ocuparse de (handle) (complaint, problem)

I know how to d with him -> sé cómo tratarlo
I'll d with you later -> ya hablaremos tú y yo después

deal with [dil]

1. Tener relaciones comerciales con (do business with/company).

I prefer to deal with her -> yo prefiero tratar con ella
To deal fairly with somebody -> tratar a alguien con justicia (behave toward)

2. Ocuparse de, atender (tackle, handle/complaint); manejar (situation).

The problem must be dealt with now -> hay que ocuparse del o hay que resolver el problema ahora mismo
I know how to deal with him -> yo sé cómo tratarlo
Let me deal with her -> yo me encargo de ella
Your mother will deal with you -> ya te las verás con tu madre (punish)

3. Tratar (issue/discuss, treat); tratar de (have as subject).

Ocuparse o encargarse de (be responsible for).

deal with

verb:intransitive:plus_preposition

1 (have dealings with) tratar con

you're dealing with professionals here ahora estás tratando con profesionales; they deal a lot with the Far East hacen mucho negocio or comercian mucho con el Extremo Oriente; we don't deal with hostage takers no negociamos con secuestradores

I've always enjoyed dealing with him be careful, you're dealing with hardened criminals here the South African government is now dealing with the ANC

2 (handle, cope with) [+problem, task] ocuparse de; encargarse de; [+difficult person] manejar; tratar; (attend to) [+customer, order, application, complaint] atender

as we have so many applications to deal with, you will only be notified if you are shortlisted

[+person] manejar; tratar

he deals with all the paperwork él se ocupa or se encarga de todo el papeleo; don't worry, I'm dealing with it no te preocupes, ya me ocupo or encargo de ello; my boss will deal with you from now on a partir de ahora mi jefe será quien le atienda; she knows how to deal with difficult customers sabe (cómo) manejar or tratar a los clientes difíciles; she's not easy to deal with tiene un carácter difícil; the way that banks deal with complaints la forma en que los bancos atienden las quejas; I'll deal with your questions afterwards contestaré (a) sus preguntas después; we teach people how to deal with stress enseñamos a la gente a lidiar con el estrés

to know how to deal with sb he's not easy to deal with he said the agreement would allow other problems to be dealt with my boss will deal with you from now on she tried hypnotherapy to help her deal with fear he dealt with his captivity by staying angry dealing with stress

3 (sort out, solve) [+problem] solucionar; resolver; [+emotion] superar

have you dealt with that paperwork yet? ¿has resuelto todo el papeleo ya?; ¿has terminado ya todo el papeleo?; don't worry, I've dealt with it no te preocupes, ya lo he or tengo solucionado; I'll see that the problem is dealt with yo me ocuparé de que se solucione or se resuelva el problema; he couldn't deal with his jealousy no podía superar los celos que sentía; I'll deal with you later! (rebuke, punish) ¡luego me encargaré de ti!; anyone who disobeys will be severely dealt with cualquiera que desobedezca será tratado con mucha severidad

the judge dealt leniently with him to deal severely/leniently with sb she dealt with her children severely

4 (be about) [+book, film] tratar de

the parts of his book which deal with contemporary Paris

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