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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 verb

1. (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?

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 <>

relations with a person (tener relaciones).

Verb Conjugation for "tratar"

Infinitive: tratar

Gerund: tratando

Participle: tratado

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	trato	traté	trataba	trataré	trate
Tú	tratas	trataste	tratabas	tratarás	trates
Ella/Él/Usted	trata	trató	trataba	tratará	trate
Nosotros	tratamos	tratamos	tratábamos	trataremos	tratemos
Vosotros	tratáis	tratasteis	tratabais	trataréis	tratéis
Ellos/Ustedes	tratan	trataron	trataban	tratarán	traten

Complete tratar conjugation

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