Galician

Verb

tratar ‎(first-person singular present trato, first-person singular preterite tratei, past participle tratado)

1. to deal
2. to treat in an attempt to cure
3. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of tratar
4. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of tratar

Conjugation

Related terms

• tratamento
• trato

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tractar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin tractāre, present active infinitive of tractō ‎(“I drag; I handle; I pratise”), from tractus ‎(“dragged”), perfect passive participle of trahō ‎(“I drag; I extract”), from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- ‎(“to draw, drag”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾa.ˈta(ʁ)/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [tɾa.ˈta(ɾ)], [tɾa.ˈta(ɹ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [tɾa.ˈta(ɾ)], [tɾa.ˈta(ɻ)]
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/
• Hyphenation: tra‧tar

Verb

tratar ‎(first-person singular present indicative trato, past participle tratado)

1. (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to treat (to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way)

   Vi um senhor tratando seus filhos muito mal.‎

   I saw a gentleman treating his children very badly.

2. (transitive) to feed (to give someone food to eat)

   O gato miava alto para que eu o tratasse.‎

   The cat was meowing loudly so that I would feed him.

3. (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to treat (to apply medical care to a person)

   A enfermeira tratou as vítimas da explosão.‎

   The nurse treated the victims of the explosion.

4. (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to treat (to apply medical care in order to eliminate a condition)

   O oncologista quis que eu usasse químio para tratar o câncer.‎

   The oncologist wanted me to use chemo to treat the cancer.

5. (transitive) to treat (to subject to a chemical or other action)

   Tratei meu cabelo com um xampu importado.‎

   I treated my hair with an imported shampoo.

6. (transitive with com or a reciprocal pronoun) to treat; to negotiate with

   Nós nos tratamos pela Internet.‎

   We negotiated with one another via the Internet.

7. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking por or como or de) to address someone with a specific form of address

   Reis devem ser tratados como “Vossa Majestade”.‎

   Kings must be addressed as “Your Majesty”.

8. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to behave (to conduct oneself in a given way)

   Seus filhos se trataram bem no funeral.‎

   Your children behaved well in the funeral.

9. (transitive with de or with no preposition (more common)) to take care of; to care for (to attend to the needs of)

   Depois que ficou velho, mandou o filho tratar do negócio da família.‎

   After he got old, he told his son to care for the family business.

10. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to be about; to have as its subject

    Este artigo se trata da guerra.‎

    This article is about the war.

11. (transitive with de) to talk about; to discuss

    O professor tratou de matrizes.‎

    The professor discussed matrices.

12. (auxiliary with de and a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to do something promptly; usually used to emphasise orders

    Trate de terminar suas tarefas.‎

    Finish your chores once and for all.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to feed): alimentar, nutrir, dar de comer a/para
• (to apply medical care to): curar, medicar
• (to negotiate with): acertar, combinar, marcar, negociar (com)
• (to address): dirigir-se a
• (to behave): comportar-se, portar-se, proceder
• (to care for): cuidar de
• (to be about): ser sobre
• (to talk about): discutir sobre, falar sobre, discorrer sobre

Antonyms

• (to feed): esfomear

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tractāre, present active infinitive of tractō ‎(“I drag; I handle; I pratise”), from tractus ‎(“dragged”), perfect passive participle of trahō ‎(“I drag; I extract”), from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- ‎(“to draw, drag”).

Verb

tratar ‎(first-person singular present trato, first-person singular preterite traté, past participle tratado)

1. to treat
2. (with de) to try
3. (reflexive, with de) to be all about

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (try): intentar

Related terms

See also

• probar