deal

S1 W1

BrE /diːl/ AmE /diːl/

noun / verb en → es

past dealt pp dealt ing dealing

1 TRANSACTION/BUSINESS [countable] B1

a business transaction or agreement

trato, acuerdo, negocio

  • make a deal

Collocations business deal · good deal

  • They made a deal to buy the company.

    Hicieron un trato para comprar la empresa.

2 SITUATION [countable] B1

a situation or problem that you have to manage or solve

situación, problema

  • have a deal with sb

Collocations big deal · small deal

  • She's having a tough deal at work.

    Ella está teniendo un problema difícil en el trabajo.

3 CARD GAME [countable] B2

a set of cards given to one player in a card game

mano, reparto de cartas

  • play the deal

Collocations poker deal · bridge deal

  • He played a great hand in that deal.

    Jugó una gran mano en ese reparto de cartas.

4 VERB - MANAGE [transitive] A2

to manage or handle something

manejar, tratar con

  • deal with sth

Collocations deal with problems · deal with customers

  • She knows how to deal with difficult situations.

    Ella sabe cómo manejar situaciones difíciles.

5 VERB - GIVE [transitive] A2

to give something to someone, especially as part of a job or service

entregar, dar

  • deal sth to sb

Collocations deal cards · deal food

  • The waiter dealt the plates to each table.

    El mesero entregó los platos a cada mesa.

6 VERB - DISCUSS [transitive] A2

to discuss something with someone, especially in order to reach an agreement

discutir con, tratar con

  • deal with sb

Collocations deal with a client · deal with a supplier

  • He deals with the suppliers to get better prices.

    Él trata con los proveedores para obtener mejores precios.

7 VERB - SELL [transitive] A2

to sell something, especially in a shop or store

vender

  • deal sth

Collocations deal drugs · deal weapons

  • He deals in rare books.

    Él vende libros raros.

8 VERB - HANDLING [transitive] A2

to handle or treat someone or something in a particular way

tratar, manejar

  • deal with sb/sth

Collocations deal kindly · deal harshly

  • The police dealt with the situation firmly.

    La policía manejó la situación firmemente.

Phrasal verbs

deal out DISTRIBUTE B1

distribuir, repartir

  • The dealer dealt the cards out.

    El repartidor distribuyó las cartas.

deal with TREAT/ADDRESS A2

tratar con, manejar

  • We need to deal with this issue.

    Necesitamos tratar este problema.

deal in SELL/BUY B1

vender, comercializar

  • She deals in antiques.

    Ella vende antigüedades.

deal up DISTRIBUTE/CARD GAME B2

repartir (cartas)

  • The dealer dealt the cards up.

    El repartidor distribuyó las cartas.

deal away SELL/GIVE UP B2

vender, desprenderse de

  • They dealt away their shares.

    Se desprendieron de sus acciones.

Idioms

make a deal with the devil B2

hacer un trato con el diablo

  • He made a deal with the devil to get rich.

    Hizo un trato con el diablo para hacerse rico.

deal someone in B2

incluir a alguien en una conversación o negociación

  • We need to deal him in on the plan.

    Necesitamos incluirlo en el plan.

deal someone out B2

excluir a alguien de una conversación o negociación

  • They dealt him out of the discussion.

    Lo excluyeron de la discusión.