treat [triːt]
noun
1 (something special)
I've bought a few little treats for the children les he comprado unas cosillas unas chucherías a los niños;or
a birthday/Christmas treat un regalo de cumpleaños/Navidad
as for a (special) treatasorfor como algo (muy) especial
to give sb a treatgive obsequiar a algn con algo especial
you should give her a treat as a reward for her good grades deberías obsequiarla con algo especial en premio a sus buenas notas; I wanted to give myself a treat quería darme un gusto permitirme un lujo;or
viewers are in for a treat this weekendin los televidentes se llevarán una agradable sorpresa este fin de semana
the trip to the cinema was an unexpected treatunexpected fue una agradable sorpresa que me llevara al cine
2 (offer to pay)
"I'll pay" — "no, this is my treat" —yo pago —no, invito yo
to stand sb a treat invitar a algn
3 (pleasure) placer; (m) gusto; (m)
it was a treat to see him happy again era un placer daba gusto volver a verle feliz;or
4 (informal) (as adv) (Britain)
the garden is coming on a treatcoming el jardín va de maravilla; (informal)
this wine goes down a treatgoes este vino sienta de maravilla; (informal)
take this powder for a headache, it works a treatworks tómate estos polvos para el dolor de cabeza, hacen milagros son mano de santo;or (informal)
verb:transitive
1 (behave towards) [+person, animal] tratar; (handle) [+object] manejar
we were treated with respect/contempt nos trataron con respeto/desprecio; to treat sb well/badly tratar bien/mal a algn
the chemical should be treated with cautioncaution este producto químico debería manejarse con cuidado
to treat sb like a childchild tratar a algn como a un niño
how's life treating you these days?life ¿cómo te va la vida últimamente?
to treat sb like dirt (informal) tratar a algn a patadas; (informal) tratar a algn como a un perro; (informal)
2 (consider, view) tratar
his statements should be treated with cautioncaution hay que tomar sus declaraciones con cautela
to treat sth as a jokejoke tomarse algo a risa
this is not a subject that should be treated lightlylightly este no es un asunto para ser tratado a la ligera
police are treating the threats seriouslyseriously la policía está tratando las amenazas como un asunto serio
3 (deal with) [+subject] tratar
the issues should be treated separately los asuntos se deberían tratar por separado
4 (invite) invitar
I'm treating you yo te invito
to treat sb to sthto invitar convidar a algn a algo;or
she was always treating him to ice cream siempre le invitaba convidaba a un helado;or siempre le estaba comprando helados; he treated us to a monologue on the virtues of abstinence (humorous) nos soltó un monólogo sobre las virtudes de la abstinencia
to treat o.s to sth darse el gusto permitirse el lujo de (hacer) algo;or we treated ourselves to a meal out nos dimos el gusto nos permitimos el lujo de comer fuera;or he treated himself to another drink se permitió otra copa
go on — treat yourself!yourself ¡venga, date el gusto el lujo!;or
5 (Med) [+patient] tratar; atender; [+illness] tratar
which doctor is treating you? ¿qué médico te atiende trata?;or the condition can be treated successfully with antibiotics la enfermedad se puede curar con antibióticos
they were treated for shock recibieron tratamiento por shock; do not try and treat yourself no intente automedicarse
