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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

un velo le cubría el rostro — a veil covered her face

las nubes cubrían la cima de la montaña — the mountain top was covered by clouds

habían cubierto el suelo de papeles — they had covered the floor with papers

lo cubrieron las aguas — the waters closed over it

no te metas donde te cubra el agua — don't go out of your depth

queremos cubrir parte del patio — we want to roof (over) part of the patio

cubrieron el hoyo con la tierra del jardín — they filled in the hole with soil from the garden

cubrir el hueco existente en el mercado — to fill the existing gap in the market

intenta llegar a las líneas enemigas: nosotros te cubriremos — try to get to the enemy lines: we'll cover you

cubrir su retirada — to cover one's retreat

cubrió 80 kms en una hora — he covered 80 km in an hour

el autocar cubría el trayecto entre León y Madrid — the coach was travelling between León and Madrid

esto apenas cubre los gastos — this scarcely covers the expenses

esto cubre todas nuestras necesidades — this meets all our needs

todos los periódicos cubrieron la noticia — all the newspapers covered the event

la niebla cubría el valle — the valley was covered in mist

cubrir algo de algo — to cover something with something

lo cubrió de besos — she smothered him with kisses

cúbreme — cover me

se cubrió la cara — he covered his face

cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

la niebla cubría el valle — the valley was covered in mist

cubrir algo de algo — to cover something with something

lo cubrió de besos — she smothered him with kisses

cúbreme — cover me

se cubrió la cara — he covered his face

cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow