treat

treat

 (trēt)

v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treats

v.tr.

1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward: treated me fairly.

2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke.

3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care.

4. To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style: treats the subject poetically.

5.

a. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense: treated her sister to the theater.

b. To give (someone or oneself) something pleasurable: treated herself to a day in the country.

6. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application: treated the cloth with bleach.

7.

a. To give medical aid to (someone): treated many patients in the emergency room.

b. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition): treated malaria with quinine.

v.intr.

1. To deal with a subject or topic in writing or speech. Often used with of: The essay treats of courtly love.

2. To pay for another's entertainment, food, or drink.

3. To engage in negotiations, as to reach a settlement or agree on terms: "Both sides nonetheless are quite willing to treat with [the king]" (Gregory J. Wallance).

n.

1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.

2. A source of a special delight or pleasure: His trip abroad was a real treat.

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[Middle English tretien, from Old French traitier, from Latin tractāre, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]

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treat′er n.

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treat

(triːt)

n

1. a celebration, entertainment, gift, or feast given for or to someone and paid for by another

2. any delightful surprise or specially pleasant occasion

3. the act of treating

vb

4. (tr) to deal with or regard in a certain manner: she treats school as a joke.

5. (Medicine) (tr) to apply treatment to: to treat a patient for malaria.

6. (tr) to subject to a process or to the application of a substance: to treat photographic film with developer.

7. (tr; often foll by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treat: he treated the children to a trip to the zoo.

8. formal (usually foll by: of) to deal (with), as in writing or speaking

9. (intr) formal to discuss settlement; negotiate

[C13: from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to drag]

ˈtreatable adj

ˈtreater n

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treat

(trit)

v.t.

1. to act or behave toward in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.

2. to consider or regard in a specified way: to treat a matter as unimportant.

3. to deal with in a specified way; handle.

4. to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.

5. to subject to some agent or action in order to bring about a particular result: to treat a substance with an acid.

6. to provide with food, entertainment, gifts, etc., at one's own expense.

7. to provide with as a source of pleasure or enjoyment.

8. to deal with in speech or writing; discuss.

9. to deal with or represent artistically, esp. in some specified manner or style: to treat a theme realistically.

v.i.

10. to deal with a subject in speech or writing; discourse (usu. fol. by of).

11. to give, or bear the expense of, a treat.

12. to carry on negotiations with a view to a settlement; negotiate.

n.

13. entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.

14. anything that affords particular pleasure or enjoyment.

15. the act of treating.

16. one's turn to treat.

[1250–1300; Middle English treten (v.) < Old French tretier,traitier < Latin tractāre to drag, handle, frequentative of trahere to drag. compare tractable]

treat′er, n.

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treat

Past participle: treated
Gerund: treating

Imperative

treat

treat

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	treat - something considered choice to eat   dainty, goody, kickshaw, delicacy aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body choice morsel, tidbit, titbit - a small tasty bit of food savoury, savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar nectar, ambrosia - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal jelly, gelatin - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods bone marrow, marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
	2.	treat - an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
Verb	1.	treat - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" do by, handle treat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke" bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" disregard, ignore, snub, cut - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" wrong - treat unjustly; do wrong to handle with kid gloves - handle with great care and sensitivity; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves" criminalize - treat as a criminal nurse - treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly" strong-arm - handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen" ride roughshod, run roughshod - treat inconsiderately or harshly upstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's place rough-house - treat in a rough or boisterous manner brutalise, brutalize - treat brutally do well by - treat with respect and consideration; "children should do well by their parents" gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
	2.	treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" process propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" iodise, iodize - treat with iodine; "iodize salt" nitrate - treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol" tank - treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse" oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize, aerate - impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" mercerise, mercerize - treat to strengthen and improve the luster; "mercerize cotton" malt - treat with malt or malt extract; "malt beer" fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize - subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" creosote - treat with creosote; "creosoted wood" chlorinate - treat or combine with chlorine; "chlorinated water" carbonate - treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks" camphorate - treat with camphor bromate, brominate - treat with bromine ammoniate - treat with ammonia irradiate, ray - expose to radiation; "irradiate food" scald - treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled" refine - treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil" nitrogenise, nitrogenize, nitrify - treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound reverberate - treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore" curry - treat by incorporating fat; "curry tanned leather" seed - sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds" dose - treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint" sulfur, sulphur - treat with sulphur in order to preserve; "These dried fruits are sulphured" vulcanise, vulcanize - subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber" chrome - treat with a chromium compound bituminise, bituminize - treat with bitumen Agenise, Agenize - age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) run - cause to perform; "run a subject"; "run a process" carboxylate - treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid beneficiate - process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction digest - convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products" fumigate, fume - treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests air-condition - control the humidity and temperature of; "The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned"
	3.	treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" care for hyperventilate - produce hyperventilation in; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient" massage - give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back" purge - excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" correct - treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia" insufflate - treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity detox, detoxify - treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" irrigate - supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; "irrigate the wound" iodise, iodize - treat with iodine so as to prevent infection; "iodize a wound" doctor - give medical treatment to vet - provide (a person) with medical care nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" manipulate - treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed dispense, administer - give or apply (medications) remedy, relieve - provide relief for; "remedy his illness" dress - apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds" splint - support with a splint; "splint a broken finger" operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" medicine, medicate - treat medicinally, treat with medicine leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, bleed - draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" cup, transfuse - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin shock - subject to electrical shocks pack - treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice" cauterise, cauterize, burn - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze, analyse, analyze - subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
	4.	treat - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" deal, plow, handle, cover, address broach, initiate - bring up a topic for discussion theologise, theologize - treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character discourse, discuss, talk about - to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
	5.	treat - provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
	6.	treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" regale wine - treat to wine; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week" alcoholize - subject to the influence of alcohol; "After we finished dinner, we were thoroughly alcoholized" feast, feed - gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" treat - provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
	7.	treat - engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King" negociate - confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement; "The parties negociated all night"
	8.	treat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke" react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

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treat

verb

1. behave towards, deal with, handle, act towards, use, consider, serve, manage, regard, look upon He treated most women with indifference.

2. take care of, minister to, attend to, give medical treatment to, doctor (informal), nurse, care for, medicate, prescribe medicine for, apply treatment to An experienced nurse treats all minor injuries.

3. cure, heal, remedy, make better For centuries it was used to treat indigestion.

4. prime, cover, process, prepare About 70% of the area is treated with insecticide.

5. provide, give, buy, stand (informal), pay for, entertain, feast, lay on, regale, wine and dine, take out for, foot or pay the bill She was always treating him to ice cream.

6. deal with, consider, study, cover, discuss, review, handle, go into, refer to, tackle, investigate, explore, analyse, critique, touch on a working method for treating subjects in the theater

7. negotiate, bargain, consult, have talks, confer, come to terms, parley, make a bargain, make terms They assumed we were treating with the rebels.

noun

1. entertainment, party, surprise, gift, celebration, feast, outing, excursion, banquet, refreshment a birthday treat

2. present, gift, luxury, indulgence, delicacy, extravagance, goodie (informal), titbit, little something He never failed to return without a special treat for them.

3. pleasure, delight, joy, thrill, satisfaction, enjoyment, gratification, source of pleasure, fun It's a real treat to see someone doing justice to the film.

treat of something deal with, discuss, go into, be concerned with, touch upon, discourse upon part of Christian theology that treats of the afterlife

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

treat

verb

1. To behave in a specified way toward:

deal with, handle.

2. To be occupied or concerned with:

consider, deal with, take up.

Idiom: have to do with.

3. To pay for the food, drink, or entertainment of (another):

Informal: set up, stand.

Slang: blow.

Idiom: stand treat.

4. To give medical aid to:

Informal: doctor.

noun

Something fine and delicious, especially a food:

dainty, delicacy, morsel, tidbit.

Informal: goody.

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Translations

مُتْعَه، وَليمَه، وَجْبَهيَبْحَثُيدفَعُ ثَمَن وَجْبَةِ شَخْصٍيَدْفَعُ لِشَخْصيُعالِج

zacházetléčitpojednat opovažovatpozvat

behandledrøftegivelille gaveoverraskelse

behandelnExtravergnügenklärenSondervergnügenspendieren

κέρασμαμεταχειρίζομαι

kuraci

tratarconvidargustoinvitarnegociar

kohdellamukava yllätys

traitergâterieguériroffrirrégaler

čašćenjepostupati s nekim

megvendégelritka élvezettárgyal

gera dagamun, bjóîa upp áhafa til meîferîarmeîhöndla, koma fram viî; líta ámeîhöndla, verkaræîa, skrifa

trattarecoltivareconsiderarecosa graditacurare

扱う歓待

대접취급하다

analizuotikažkas malonaus

aplūkotaprakstītapstrādātārstētcienasts

behandelentraktatie

behandlenoe spesielttraktement

potraktowaćprzyjemnośćtraktować

tratarmimonegociartratado

угощатьобходитьсяотноситьсяпоступатьугощение

písať opríjemné prekvapenie

obravnavatipogostitipriboljšekravnatišteti za

bjudanågot extra gott

เลี้ยง ให้ของปฏิบัติต่อ

davranmakikramikram etmekişlemekısmarlama

đối xửsự thết đãi

款待请客交涉医治商议

treat

[triːt]

A. N

1. (= something special) I've bought a few little treats for the children → les he comprado unas cosillas or unas chucherías a los niños
a birthday/Christmas treat → un regalo de cumpleaños/Navidad
as or for a (special) treat → como algo (muy) especial
to give sb a treat → obsequiar a algn con algo especial
you should give her a treat as a reward for her good grades → deberías obsequiarla con algo especial en premio a sus buenas notas
I wanted to give myself a treat → quería darme un gusto or permitirme un lujo
viewers are in for a treat this weekend → los televidentes se llevarán una agradable sorpresa este fin de semana
the trip to the cinema was an unexpected treat → fue una agradable sorpresa que me llevara al cine

2. (= offer to pay) "I'll pay" - "no, this is my treat" → -yo pago -no, invito yo
to stand sb a treat → invitar a algn
see also Dutch D

3. (= pleasure) → placer m, gusto m
it was a treat to see him happy again → era un placer or daba gusto volver a verle feliz

4. a treat (as adv) (Brit)
the garden is coming on a treat → el jardín va de maravilla
this wine goes down a treat → este vino sienta de maravilla
take this powder for a headache, it works a treat → tómate estos polvos para el dolor de cabeza, hacen milagros or son mano de santo

B. VT

1. (= behave towards) [+ person, animal] → tratar; (= handle) [+ object] → manejar
we were treated with respect/contempt → nos trataron con respeto/desprecio
to treat sb well/badly → tratar bien/mal a algn
the chemical should be treated with caution → este producto químico debería manejarse con cuidado
to treat sb like a child → tratar a algn como a un niño
how's life treating you these days? → ¿cómo te va la vida últimamente?
to treat sb like dirt → tratar a algn a patadas, tratar a algn como a un perro

2. (= consider, view) → tratar
his statements should be treated with caution → hay que tomar sus declaraciones con cautela
to treat sth as a joke → tomarse algo a risa
this is not a subject that should be treated lightly → este no es un asunto para ser tratado a la ligera
police are treating the threats seriously → la policía está tratando las amenazas como un asunto serio

3. (= deal with) [+ subject] → tratar
the issues should be treated separately → los asuntos se deberían tratar por separado

4. (= invite) → invitar
I'm treating you → yo te invito
to treat sb to sth → invitar or convidar a algn a algo
she was always treating him to ice cream → siempre le invitaba or convidaba a un helado, siempre le estaba comprando helados
he treated us to a monologue on the virtues of abstinence (iro) → nos soltó un monólogo sobre las virtudes de la abstinencia
to treat o.s to sth → darse el gusto or permitirse el lujo de (hacer) algo
we treated ourselves to a meal out → nos dimos el gusto or nos permitimos el lujo de comer fuera
he treated himself to another drink → se permitió otra copa
go on - treat yourself! → ¡venga, date el gusto or el lujo!

5. (Med) [+ patient] → tratar, atender; [+ illness] → tratar
which doctor is treating you? → ¿qué médico te atiende or trata?
the condition can be treated successfully with antibiotics → la enfermedad se puede curar con antibióticos
they were treated for shock → recibieron tratamiento por shock
do not try and treat yourself → no intente automedicarse

6. (= process) [+ wood, crops, sewage] → tratar

C. VI (frm)

1. (= negotiate) to treat with sb → negociar con algn

2. (= deal with) to treat of sth [author] → tratar algo; [book, article] → versar sobre algo

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treat

[ˈtriːt]

n → petit plaisir m
as a treat for sb → pour faire plaisir à qn
it was a treat (for me) → ça m'a vraiment fait plaisir
what a treat! → on est gâtés!
Champagne! What a treat! → Du champagne! On est gâtés!
to give sb a treat → faire plaisir à qn
to give o.s a treat → se faire plaisir

vt

(= deal with) [+ incident, remark] → traiter; [person] → traiter
We were treated with respect → Nous avons été traités avec respect.
to treat sb like sth → traiter qn comme qch
to treat sth as a joke → prendre qch à la plaisanterie

(= pay for sb) → inviter
Let me treat you → Laisse-moi t'inviter.
to treat sb to sth → payer qch à qn
He treated us to an ice cream → Il nous a payé une glace.
She offered to treat them to dinner → Elle offrit de leur payer le dîner.
to treat o.s. to sth → s'offrir qch

[+ disease, condition] → traiter
to treat sb for sth → traiter qn pour qch

(= process) [+ sewage, water, substance] → traiter
to treat sth with sth → traiter qch avec qch

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treat

vt

(= behave towards) person, animal → behandeln; (= handle) books → behandeln, umgehen mit

(= consider) → betrachten (as als); you should treat your work more seriously → Sie sollten Ihre Arbeit ernster nehmen

(Med) → behandeln; which doctor is treating you? → bei welchem Arzt sind Sie in Behandlung?, welcher Arzt behandelt Sie?; the doctor is treating him for nervous exhaustion → er ist wegen Nervenüberlastung in Behandlung

(= process) → behandeln (with mit); leather → bearbeiten, behandeln (with mit); sewage → klären; wastepaper → verarbeiten

subject → behandeln; (esp scientifically, philosophically) → abhandeln

(= pay for, give) → einladen; to treat somebody to something → jdn zu etw einladen, jdm etw spendieren; to drink, ice cream also → jdm etw ausgeben; I’m treating you → ich lade Sie ein; to treat oneself to something → sich (dat) → etw gönnen; he treated his wife to a weekend in Paris → er spendierte seiner Frau ein Wochenende in Paris; he treated us to a preview of the exhibition → er machte uns (dat) → eine Freude und zeigte uns die Ausstellung vorher; for once she treated us to the sight of her knees → endlich einmal gönnte sie uns den Anblick ihrer Knie; he treated us to a display of his temper (iro) → er gab uns (dat) → eine Kostprobe seiner Launenhaftigkeit

vi (= deal) to treat with somebody for something → mit jdm über etw (acc) → Verhandlungen führen, mit jdm um or über etw (acc) → verhandeln; the general decided to treat for peace → der General entschloss sich, Friedensverhandlungen zu führen

n

(= special outing, present) → besondere Freude; tomorrow we’re going on our Christmas treat → morgen machen wir unsere Weihnachtsfeier (inf); children’s treat → Kinderfest nt, → Kindernachmittag m; I thought I’d give myself a treat → ich dachte, ich gönne mir mal etwas; I’m taking them to the circus as or for a treat → ich mache ihnen eine Freude und lade sie in den Zirkus ein or nehme sie in den Zirkus mit; it’s my treat → das geht auf meine Kosten or Rechnung, ich lade Sie ein; I want to give them a treat → ich möchte ihnen eine besondere Freude machen; our uncle’s treat was to give us tickets for the opera → unser Onkel hat uns (dat) → Opernkarten spendiert; that was a treat! → das war ein Genuss!; what a treat to have a quiet afternoon → das ist ein Genuss or tut gut, mal einen ruhigen Nachmittag zu verbringen; there’s a treat in store → es gibt etwas, worauf wir uns noch freuen können; this time you can carry the bags as a treat! (iro) → dieses Mal darfst du ausnahmsweise die Taschen tragen; it’s a (real) treat to see you again → was für eine Freude, Sie mal wiederzusehen!

(inf) it’s coming on a treat → es macht sich prima (inf); it worked a treat → es klappte or lief wie am Schnürchen (inf) → or wie eine Eins (inf)

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treat

[triːt]

1. n (pleasure) → piacere m; (present) → sorpresa, sorpresina
it was a treat → mi (or ci ) ha fatto veramente piacere
as a special birthday treat they took me to the theatre → mi hanno fatto una piacevole sorpresa per il compleanno portandomi a teatro
to give sb a treat → fare una sorpresa a qn
to have a treat in store → avere una sorpresa in serbo
this is my treat → offro io

2. vt

a. (gen) (Tech) → trattare
to treat sb like a child → trattare qn come se fosse un bambino

b. (consider) → considerare
to treat sth as a joke → considerare qc uno scherzo
we treat all applications in the order in which we receive them → prendiamo in considerazione le domande nell'ordine in cui ci arrivano

c. (give, buy for sb) to treat sb to sth → offrire qc a qn
I'll treat you → offro io
he treated himself to a new jacket → si è concesso il lusso di una giacca nuova

d. (patient, illness) → curare
he was treated with antibiotics/for bronchitis → è stato sottoposto a un trattamento di antibiotici/per la bronchite

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treat

(triːt) verb

1. to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner. The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder. hanteer, beskou يُعامِل отнасям се tratar zacházet; považovat behandeln behandle μεταχειρίζομαι, φέρομαι, αντιμετωπίζωtratar kohtlema رفتار کردن kohdella traiter לְהִתנַהֵג כְּלַפֵּי- व्यवहार करना postupati s bánik (vkivel, vmivel); kezel (vkit, vmit) memperlakukan meðhöndla, koma fram við; líta á trattare 扱う 다루다 elgtis su, laikyti izturēties (pret kādu); uzskatīt (par kaut ko) memperlakukan behandelenbehandletraktować رفتار کول tratar a trata обращаться; рассматривать zaobchádzať; považovať ravnati z; obravnavati tretirati behandla ปฏิบัติ davranmak 對待，把...看作... поводитися; ставитися معاملہ کرنا، برتاؤ کرنا đối xử 对待，把...看作...

2. to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc). They treated her for a broken leg. behandel يُعالِج лекувам tratar léčit behandeln behandle θεραπεύωtratar ravi(tse)ma درمان کردن hoitaa traiter לְטַפֵּל בְּ- मानना liječiti kezel merawat hafa til meðferðar trattare 手当てする 치료하다 gydyti ārstēt merawat behandelenbehandleleczyć درمل کول tratar a trata лечить liečiť zdraviti lečiti behandla รักษา tedavi etmek, bakmak 醫治 лікувати دوا علاج کرنا điều trị 医治

3. to put (something) through a process. The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical. behandel يُعالِجُ مادَّةً обработвам tratar zpracovat behandeln præparere επεξεργάζομαιtratar töötlema اضافه کردن käsitellä traiter לְעַבֵּד विवेचन करना obraditi, obrađivati kezel memroses meðhöndla, verka trattare 処理する 처리하다 apdoroti, paveikti apstrādāt merawat bewerkenbehandle poddawać działaniu اضافه کول tratar a trata обрабатывать spracovať, upraviť obdelati tretirati behandla ทำตามกระบวนการ işlemek, kimyasal işleme tâbi tutmak 處理 обробляти, піддавати дії کسي عمل سے گزارنا xử lý, nghiên cứu, giải quyết 处理

4. to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone). I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat. koop يدفَعُ ثَمَن وَجْبَةِ شَخْصٍ черпя oferecer pozvat; koupit spendieren give κερνώinvitar, convidar kostitama مهمان کردن tarjota offrir לְכַבֵּד, לְהזמִין चिकित्सा करना častiti, pogostiti megvendégel mentraktir gera (e-m) dagamun, bjóða upp á offrire おごる 접대하다 pavaišinti, nupirkti izmaksāt; iepriecināt (ar kaut ko) belanja trakterenspanderezafundować, postawić میلمه کول oferecer a oferi, a face cinste угощать; доставлять удовольствие pozvať; kúpiť povabiti; kupiti (si) častiti bjuda ซื้อให้ ikram etmek, ısmarlamak 款待，請客 пригощати, частувати خريدنا mời ai ăn cơm 款待，请客

5. to write or speak about; to discuss. bespreek يَبْحَثُ обсъждам tratar de pojednat o behandeln behandle; drøfte πραγματεύομαι tratar käsitlema مذاکره کردن käsitellä traiter de לָדוּן संसोधित करना raspravljati, govoriti tárgyal (témát) membahas ræða, skrifa trattardi di 論じる 논하다, 다루다 aptarinėti, analizuoti aplūkot; aprakstīt; iztirzāt membincangkan aan de orde stellen behandle, handle om, drøftepodjąć خبری کول دڅه شی په باره کی tratar de a dez­bate обговаривать hovoriť o; písať o razpravljati raspravljati avhandla, behandla เขียนหรือพูดเกี่ยวกับ; สนทนา tartışmak, müzakere etmek 交涉，商議 трактувати; проводити переговори کسي چيز کے متعلق لکھنا يا گفتگو کرنا đề cập, thảo luận 交涉，商议

noun

something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food. He took them to the theatre as a treat. verrassing, plesier مُتْعَه، وَليمَه، وَجْبَه почерпка regalo příjemné překvapení das Extravergnügen traktement; overraskelse απόλαυση, χαρά, κέρασμαregalo meelehea, nauding مهمانی herkku gâterieתענוג आनन्द velik užitak, čašćenje (ritka) élvezet acara hiburan skemmtun, dagamunur regalo もてなし 기쁨을 주는 것 kažkas malonaus, dovana cienasts; dāvana belanja traktatienoe en spanderer; traktement frajda میلمستیا regalo rând удовольствие príjemné prekvapenie priboljšek čast [glad] överraskning, begivenhet การเลี้ยงรับรอง ikram, ısmarlama 請客 частування, пригощання لطف کي چيز sự đối đãi 请客

ˈtreatment noun

(an) act or manner of treating. This chair seems to have received rough treatment; This patient/disease requires urgent treatment. behandeling مُعامَلَه، تَصَرُّف، سُلوك обаробтка tratamento zacházení; léčení die Behandlung behandling μεταχείριση, αντιμετώπιση, επεξεργασίαtrato; tratamiento kohtlemine, käsitlus, ravi طرز برخورد؛ درمان hoito traitementטיפול बर्ताव liječenje bánásmód perlakuan meðferð trattamento 取扱い 대우, 치료 elgesys, gydymas izturēšanās; apiešanās; ārstēšana perlakuan; rawatan behandelingbehandlingtraktowanie, leczenie, zabieg د برخورد طرز، درمل tratamento tratament обращение; лечение zaobchádzanie; liečenie obdelava; zdravljenje tretman behandling, vård การดูแล muamele, davranış; tedavi 處理，治療 ставлення; лікування برتاؤ sự đối xử 处理，治疗

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→ يَدْفَعُ لِشَخْص, يُعَامِلُ dárek, zacházet behandle, lille gave behandeln, Sondervergnügen κέρασμα, μεταχειρίζομαι gusto, tratar kohdella, mukava yllätys gâterie, traiter čašćenje, postupati s nekim piacere, trattare 扱う, 歓待 대접, 취급하다 behandelen, traktatie behandle, noe spesielt potraktować, przyjemność mimo, tratar угощать, угощение bjuda, något extra gott เลี้ยง ให้ของ, ปฏิบัติต่อ birine ufak bir armağan alma, davranmak đối xử, sự thết đãi 款待

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vt tratar

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