tratamiento

masculine noun

1. treatment (hacia persona, de tema)

2. title, form of address (título)

apear el tratamiento a alguien -> to address somebody more informally

3. treatment (medicine)

estoy en tratamiento -> I'm receiving treatment

4. treatment (agua, sustancia, alimento)

5. processing (computing)

tratamiento de datos/textos -> data/word processing

TRATAMIENTO In Latin America a lot of importance is attached to forms of address, which is hardly surprising in societies with pronounced differences between social classes. In many countries higher education is a privilege still largely restricted to the wealthy few and much significance is attached to university degrees and the titles that go with them. Titles such as “licenciado” (“graduate”, much used in Mexico), “doctor” (used, for example, in Colombia and Uruguay) and “ingeniero” (“engineer”) are used to address people felt to have social standing, sometimes even when they don't actually possess the degree in question. Such titles are also commonly used on business cards and in addresses.

tratamiento [trah-tah-me-en’-to]

noun

1. Treatment (de persona, problema), usage. (m)

2. Compellation, style of address, title of courtesy. (m)