treat
BrE /trɪt/ AmE /trɪt/
verb / noun en → es
past treated pp treated ing treating
to give medical care to someone who is ill or injured
tratar, curar
- treat somebody for something
Collocations treat a patient · treat an injury
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The doctor treated her for pneumonia.
El médico la trató de neumonía.
to behave towards someone in a particular way, especially politely or kindly
tratar a alguien con respeto / amabilidad
- treat somebody as if they are something
Collocations treat someone with respect · treat someone kindly
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He treats his staff like family.
Él trata a su personal como si fueran familia.
to think of something in a particular way or as being the same as something else
considerar, tratar como
- treat something as if it is something
Collocations treat a problem seriously · treat an issue with caution
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We should treat this matter as urgent.
Deberíamos tratar este asunto como urgente.
a method of dealing with a problem or situation
tratamiento, tratamiento médico
Phrasal verbs
regalar a alguien, tratar bien a alguien
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We treated ourselves to a meal at the best restaurant in town.
Nos tratamos con una cena en el mejor restaurante de la ciudad.
dar medicina a alguien, tratar a alguien
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The doctor treated her up with some antibiotics.
El médico la trató con algunos antibióticos.
Idioms
tratar a alguien como un rey/reina
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They treated us like kings during our stay.
Nos trataron como reyes durante nuestra estancia.
regalar algo a alguien, tratar a alguien con algo
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She treated her friends to dinner at an expensive restaurant.
Ella trató a sus amigos con una cena en un restaurante caro.