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su novio la trata muy mal — her boyfriend treats her very badly

hay que tratar a los animales con cariño — animals should be given plenty of affection, animals should be treated lovingly

la vida la ha tratado muy bien — life has been very kind to her, life has treated her very well

este asunto debe ser tratado con cuidado — this matter should be handled carefully

¿cómo le tenemos que tratar cuando nos hable? — how should we address him when he speaks to us?

tratar a algn de vago — to call sb a layabout

tratar a algn de tú/usted — to address sb as "tú"/"usted"

tratar a algn: ya no lo trato — I no longer have any dealings with him

lo trato solo desde hace seis meses — I have only known him for six months

me cae bien, pero no la he tratado mucho — I like her, but I haven't had a lot to do with her

me están tratando con un nuevo fármaco — I'm being treated with a new drug

le trataron la neumonía con antibióticos — they treated the pneumonia with antibiotics

¿qué médico te está tratando? — which doctor is giving you treatment?

el agua se ha tratado con cloro — the water has been treated with chlorine

trataremos este tema en la reunión — we'll deal with this subject in the meeting

este asunto tiene que tratarlo directamente con el director — you'll have to speak directly with the manager about this matter

• tratar de — [libro] to be about, deal with; [personas] to talk about, discuss

la película trata de un adolescente en Nueva York — the film is about a teenager in New York

trataré de llegar pronto — I'll try to arrive early

trata de no ser demasiado estricto con él — try not to be too strict with him

trata por todos los medios de que el trabajo esté acabado para mañana — try and do whatever you can to make sure that the job is done by tomorrow

no tratamos con traidores — we don't have dealings with traitors

no había tratado con personas de esa clase — I had not previously come into contact with people like that

para tratar con animales hay que tener mucha paciencia — you have to be very patient when dealing with animals

es muy difícil tratar con el enemigo — it is not at all easy to have dealings with the enemy

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

tratar en algo — to deal in something

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

tratar de + inf — to try to + inf

traten de no llegar tarde — try not to be late

tratar de que + subj: trata de que queden a la misma altura try to get them level; trataré de que no vuelva a suceder — I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again

tratar de algo — to be about something

¿de qué trata el libro? — what's the book about?

tratar sobre algo — to deal with something

la conferencia tratará sobre medicina alternativa — the lecture will deal with alternative medicine

tratar con alguien — to deal with somebody

tratar con él no es nada fácil — he's not at all easy to get on with

tratar en algo — to deal in something

me tratan muy bien — they treat me very well

trata la guitarra con más cuidado — be more careful with the guitar

tratar a alguien de algo — to call somebody something

lo trataba cuando era joven — I saw quite a lot of him when I was young

lo traté un par de veces — I met him a couple of times

nunca lo he tratado — I have never actually spoken to him

no podemos tratarlo delante de ellos — we can't discuss this in front of them

tratarse con alguien — ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with somebody; ( alternar) to socialize o mix with somebody

somos parientes pero no nos tratamos — we're related but we are not in contact with each other

se tratan de usted/tú — they address each other as `usted'/`tu'

tratarse bien/mal — to look after oneself well/not to look after oneself

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

se trata de arreglar la situación, no de discutir — we're supposed to be settling things, not arguing

si sólo se trata de eso... — if that's all it is...

sólo porque se trata de ti — just because it's you

prever que... — to anticipate that..., expect that...

ya lo preveía — I expected as much

tenemos previsto atravesar el desierto — we are planning to cross the desert

un embarazo no previsto — an unplanned pregnancy

no teníamos previsto nada para eso — we had not made any allowance for that

se prevé un aumento de precios — a rise in prices has been predicted

todo hace prever su victoria — everything points to her victory

medidas previstas por el gobierno — measures planned by the government

la terminación del puente está prevista para enero — the bridge is due to be completed by January

todo salió tal como estaba previsto — everything turned out just as planned

como era de prever — as was to be expected

se prevé un aumento de precios — a rise in prices has been predicted

todo hace prever su victoria — everything points to her victory

medidas previstas por el gobierno — measures planned by the government

la terminación del puente está prevista para enero — the bridge is due to be completed by January

todo salió tal como estaba previsto — everything turned out just as planned

como era de prever — as was to be expected

el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down

conviene reducir el consumo de grasas — it is advisable to cut down on fatty foods

el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%

un tratamiento para reducir la celulitis — a treatment to reduce cellulite

sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months

redujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government

todo lo reduce a cosas materiales — he reduces everything to material terms

reducir un kilómetro a metros — to convert a kilometre into metres

el techo fue reducido a cenizas por el fuego — the roof was reduced to ashes by the fire

entre los tres lograron reducir al atracador — the three of them managed to overpower the robber

reduce a segunda — change down to second gear

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

debería reducir el consumo de sal — you should cut down on salt

reducir algo A algo — to reduce something to something

la población quedó reducida a la mitad — the population was halved

reducir algo EN algo — to reduce something by something

reducir el gasto en cinco millones — to reduce costs by five million

reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing

reducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud — to reduce a people to slavery

reducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river

suspender hasta más tarde — to put off till later, postpone for a time

suspender a algn de empleo y sueldo — to suspend sb (from work) without pay

suspender la emisión de un programa — to cancel the showing of a programme

ha suspendido su visita hasta la semana que viene — he's postponed his visit until next week

el partido se suspendió a causa de la lluvia — the game was rained off

han suspendido la boda — they've called the wedding off, they've cancelled the wedding

he suspendido las matemáticas — I've failed maths

lo han suspendido en química — he's failed Chemistry

fueron suspendidos sin sueldo — they were suspended without pay

suspender algo DE algo — to hang something from something

estaba suspendido de una rama — he was hanging from a branch

fueron suspendidos sin sueldo — they were suspended without pay

suspender algo DE algo — to hang something from something

estaba suspendido de una rama — he was hanging from a branch

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

libre como estaba — free as he was

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

• como si — as if, as though

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como te pille... — if I catch you...

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...