tratar
Meanings
Verb
1. to treat (to handle, behave toward in a specific way) (transitive)
2. to treat (to apply medical care) (transitive)
3. to treat (to submit to a chemical action) (transitive)
4. to address, to refer to as (transitive)
5. to deal with (intransitive)
6. to be about (intransitive or reflexive, intransitive)
7. to try, to seek, to attempt, to strive, to endeavor (intransitive)
8. to be (impersonal or (proscribed) intransitive, reflexive)
Examples880
Sabía que se trataba de Tom.
I knew that was Tom.
No trato de hacerlo.
I don't intend to do that.
Tom podría hacerlo si tratara.
Tom could do it if he tried.
No debería tratarla así.
I shouldn't treat her like that.
No deberías tratarla así.
You shouldn't treat her like that.
No deberías tratar a Tom así.
You shouldn't treat Tom that way.