tratar
tratar
transitive verb
1. to treat (comportarse con) (persona, objeto)
- ¿qué tal te trataron? -> how were you treated?
2. to have dealings o contact with (tener relación con)
- la traté muy poco -> I didn't have much to do with her
3. (dirigirse a)
- tratar a alguien de usted/tú -> = to address somebody using the “usted” form/ the “tú” form
- tratar a alguien de cretino/tonto -> to call somebody a cretin/an idiot
4. to treat (tema, asunto)
- eso lo tienes que tratar con el jefe -> that's something you'll have to discuss with the boss
5. to treat (paciente, enfermedad)
6. to treat (agua, sustancia, alimento)
7. to process (computing) (datos, información)
intransitive verb
8. (versar)
- tratar de o sobre -> to be about
- ¿de qué trata el documental? -> what's the documentary about o on?
9. (intentar)
- tratar de hacer algo -> to try to do something
10. (tener relación)
- tratar con alguien -> to mix with somebody, to have dealings with somebody
11. to deal (comerciar)(en in)
tratarse
pronomial verb1. (relacionarse)
- tratarse con -> to mix with, to have dealings with
- no se trata con su padre -> he has no contact with his father
2. (versar)
- tratarse de -> to be about
- ¿de qué se trata? -> what's it about?
3. (ser cuestión de, ser el caso de)
- tratarse de -> to be a question o matter of
- necesito hablar contigo — ¿de qué se trata? -> I need to talk to you — what about?
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tratar [trah-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To treat on a subject, to discuss; to confer, to consult.
2. To touch, to handle, to manage.
3. To baffle, to trade.
4. To manage to conduct.
5. to treat, to employ curative measures. (Medical)
6. To study or be careful to attain an object. (Metaphorical)
7. To have illicit.
8. To give a person the title of courtesy to which he is entitled.
verb neuter
9. Tratar de, to deal with. (n)
10. Tratar con, to have to do with -vn. (n)
11. To entertain a friendly intercourse. (n)
12. To be on terms of intimacy. (n)
13. To live well or ill. (n)
- Tratar de hacer alguna cosa -> (Coll.) to be resolved upon doing a thing
- Tener tratada alguna cosa -> to have spoken for or engaged a thing
- La trata muy bien en esa pensión -> they treat her well in that boarding house
- Le trato desde hace 6 meses -> I have known him for 6 months
- No tratamos con traidores -> we don't treat with traitors
- Se tratan de usted -> they address each other as <
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relations with a person (tener relaciones).
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Verb conjugation
| Infinitive: | tratar | ||||
| gerundio: | tratando | ||||
| participio pasado: | tratado | ||||
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
| Yo Tú Ella/Él/Usted Nosotros Vosotros Ellos/Ustedes | trato tratas trata tratamos tratáis tratan | traté trataste trató tratamos tratasteis trataron | trataba tratabas trataba tratábamos tratabais trataban | trataré tratarás tratará trataremos trataréis tratarán | trate trates trate tratemos tratéis traten |
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