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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
1. (tr) to deal with or regard in a certain manner she treats school as a joke 2. (Medicine) (tr) to apply treatment to to treat a patient for malaria 3. (tr) to subject to a process or to the application of a substance to treat photographic film with developer 4. (often foll by to) to provide (someone) (with) as a treat he treated the children to a trip to the zoo 5. (intr; usually foll by of) Formal to deal (with), as in writing or speaking 6. (intr) Formal to discuss settlement; negotiate [from Old French tretier, from Latin tractāre to manage, from trahere to drag] treatable adj treater n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. 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. 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. Translations 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 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 treat vt (= 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 (= 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) 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 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 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 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 v treat [triːt] 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 zacházet; považovat behandle behandeln μεταχειρίζομαι, φέρομαι, αντιμετωπίζω tratar 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 behandelen behandle traktować 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 léčit behandle behandeln θεραπεύω tratar 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 behandelen behandle leczyć 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 zpracovat præparere behandeln επεξεργάζομαι tratar töötlema اضافه کردن käsitellä traiter לְעַבֵּד विवेचन करना obraditi, obrađivati kezel memroses meðhöndla, verka trattare 処理する 처리하다 apdoroti, paveikti apstrādāt merawat bewerken behandle poddawać działaniu 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 pozvat; koupit give (sich)spendieren κερνώ invitar, 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 trakteren spandere zafundować, postawić 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 pojednat o behandle; drøfte behandeln πραγματεύομαι tratar (de) 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, drøfte podjąć 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 n 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 příjemné překvapení traktement; overraskelse das Extravergnügen απόλαυση, χαρά, κέρασμα regalo meelehea, nauding مهمانی ilahduttava asia gâterie תַעֲנוּג आनन्द velik užitak, čašćenje (ritka) élvezet acara hiburan skemmtun, dagamunur regalo もてなし 기쁨을 주는 것 kažkas malonaus, dovana cienasts; dāvana belanja traktatie noe en spanderer; traktement frajda regalo rând удовольствие príjemné prekvapenie priboljšek čast [] överraskning, begivenhet อาหารที่น่ารับประทาน ikram, ısmarlama 請客 частування, пригощання لطف کي چيز sự đối đãi 请客 n treatment (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 zacházení; léčení behandling die Behandlung μεταχείριση, αντιμετώπιση, επεξεργασία trato; tratamiento kohtlemine, käsitlus, ravi طرز برخورد؛ درمان hoito traitement טִיפּוּל बर्ताव liječenje bánásmód perlakuan meðferð trattamento 取扱い 대우, 치료 elgesys, gydymas izturēšanās; apiešanās; ārstēšana perlakuan; rawatan behandeling behandling traktowanie, leczenie, zabieg 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 treat → دعوة إلى طعام أو شراب, يَستضيف dárek, zachovat (se) behandle, lille gave behandeln, Sondervergnügen κέρασμα, μεταχειρίζομαι gusto, tratar kohdella, mukava yllätys gâterie, traiter čašćenje, počastiti piacere, trattare 扱う, 歓待 대접, 취급하다 behandelen, traktatie behandle, noe spesielt potraktować, przyjemność agrado, mimo, tratar угощать, угощение bjuda, något extra gott เลี้ยงให้ของ, ทำตามกระบวนการ birine ufak bir armağan alma, davranmak đối xử, sự thết đãi 款待 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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