Los invitados elogiaron el hotel y el trato que recibieron por parte de sus empleados.The guests praised the hotel and the treatment they were given by its employees.

b. manner

Los empleados tienen que dar un trato cordial a los clientes.Clerks must address customers in a friendly manner.

3. (relationship)

a. dealings (plural)

No tengo trato con ella desde que dijo mentiras sobre mí.I've had no dealings with her since she spread lies about me.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Eliza no tiene trato con Ben desde que rompieron.Eliza has had nothing to do with Ben since they broke up.

Rob tiene poco trato con sus compañeros de trabajo porque él está casado y ellos están solteros.Rob doesn't really interact with his coworkers because he's married and they're single.

4. (form of address)

a. term of address

Cuando hablas con un mayor, deberías usar el trato "usted".You should use the term of address "usted" when talking to an elder.

b. title

Cuando hables con la Reina, puedes usar el trato "su graciosa majestad".When addressing the Queen, you can use the title "Your Most Gracious Majesty."

tratos

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

5. (talks)

a. negotiations

Estoy en tratos con la empresa sobre mi salario.I'm in negotiations with the company about my salary.

6. (legal)

a. abuse

Dalma denunció a su esposo por malos tratos.Dalma accused her husband of physical abuse.

trato

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (comportamiento, conducta)

a. treatment

de trato agradablepleasant

malos tratosbattering

2. (relación)

a. dealings

tener trato conto associate with, to be friendly with

no querer tratos con alguiento want (to have) nothing to do with somebody

3. (acuerdo)

a. deal

cerrar o hacer un tratoto do o make a deal

¡trato hecho!it's a deal!

4. (tratamiento)

a. title, term of address

trato

1 (acuerdo) deal

¡trato hecho! it's a deal!; cerrar un trato to close o clinch a deal; hacer un trato to do a deal; hacer buenos tratos a algn to offer sb advantageous terms

trato comercial business deal

2 (relación)

ya no tengo trato con ella I don't have anything to do with her any more; no quiero trato con él I want nothing to do with him; romper el trato con algn to break off relations with sb

trato carnal trato sexual

tener trato carnal o sexual con algn to have sexual relations with sb

3 tratos (negociaciones) negotiations

entrar en tratos con algn to enter into negotiations o discussions with sb; estar en tratos con algn to be in negotiations with sb; be negotiating with sb

4 (tratamiento) treatment

daba muy mal trato a sus empleados he treated his employees very badly; malos tratos physical abuse

singular

; (s) malos tratos a menores child abuse

singular

; (s)

trato de favor trato preferente preferential treatment

5 (manera de ser) manner

es una persona de trato agradable he has a pleasant manner; de fácil trato easy to get on with

6 (forma de cortesía)

no sé qué trato darle, si de tú o de usted I don't know whether to address him as "tú" or as "usted"; dar a algn el trato debido to give sb his proper title

7 (México) (puesto) market stall; (negocio) small business

Examples

Phrases

trato de	I try to
trato hecho	it's a deal
yo trato	I treat
yo trato de	I try to
yo trato con	I deal with
de trato fácil	easy to get along with easygoing
trato social	socializing
trato digno	dignified treatment
¡Truco o trato!	Trick-or-treat!