<title type="display">tractar</title>
Pronúncia: tɾəktá
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verb transitiu
- [sentit general] to treat, handle.
- cal tractar bé els llibres books should be handled carefully.
- en aquesta dispesa em tracten molt bé they treat me well in this boarding house.
- química, medicina i tecnologia to treat (amb with).
- to process.
- [relacionar-se amb algú] to have dealings with someone, have to do with someone.
- [donar a algú un tractament] to address someone as.
- com l’hem de tractar ? how should we address him?, what ought we to call him?
- l’ha tractat de lladre [qualificar algú] he called him thief. verb intransitiu
- tractar de [dit d’un llibre, etc.] to deal with, be about, discuss.
- (ídem) [d’una assemblea, d’unes persones] to talk about, discuss.
- tractar en comerç i mercat to deal in, trade in, handle.
- tractar amb [afer, etc.] to have to do with, deal with.
- (ídem) [persona] to know, have (dealings \ contacts) with.
- (ídem) [enemic] to negotiate with, treat with.
- tractar de + infinitiu to try to + infinitiu, endeavour to + infinitiu. verb pronominal
- [dues persones] to treat each other, behave towards each other.
- com ens hem de tractar ? how should we address each other?
- jo no em tracto amb lladres I do not deal with thieves.
- de què es tracta? what’s it about?
- es tracta del nou film it’s about the new film.
FALSOS AMICS!
Aquest llibre tracta de l’amor entre un ferit de guerra i una infermera. This book is about the love between a war patient and a nurse.
Com goses tractar-me de lladre? How dare you call me a thief?
Mai no sé com haig de tractar els clients joves: de vostè o de tu. I never know how to address young clients, whether formally or informally.