| Principal Translations |
| treat [sb]⇒ vtr | (behave towards) (persona) | tratar a vtr + prep |
| | He treats her badly. |
| | La trata mal. |
| treat [sth]⇒ vtr | (act as if) | tratar⇒ vtr |
| | She treated the situation as if nothing had happened. |
| | Trató la situación como si nada hubiera pasado. |
| treat [sb]⇒ vtr | (pay, offer [sth] special) | obsequiar a vtr + prep |
| | | hacerle un regalo a loc verb |
| | Do you fancy going out for dinner tonight? I'll treat you! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Juan obsequió a Ana un día en el spa. |
treat [sb],
treat [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (pay for [sb]) | invitar a vtr + prep |
| | She treated her friend to lunch. He treated her to a weekend at a spa. |
| | Invitó a su amiga a almorzar. |
| treat [sb]⇒ vtr | (attempt to cure) (médico) | tratar a vtr + prep |
| | The doctor treated the patient. |
| | El doctor trató al paciente. |
| treat [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (medicate using) | tratar con vtr + prep |
| | Headaches are often treated with aspirin. |
| | Los dolores de cabeza a menudo se tratan con aspirina. |
| treat [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (show an attitude of) | tratar a alguien con loc verb |
| | Your elders deserve to be treated with respect. |
| | Debes tratar a las personas mayores con respeto. |
| treat n | ([sth] special) | algo pron |
| | | sorpresa nf |
| | (CR, informal) | cariño, cariñito nm |
| | I have a treat for her. I made her a card and will surprise her tomorrow. |
| | Tengo algo para ella. Le hice una tarjeta y la voy a sorprender mañana. |
| treat n | ([sth] special: food) | sorpresa nf |
| | We have a treat for the kids after dinner. |
| | Les tenemos una sorpresa a los niños para después de la cena. |
| Additional Translations |
| treat n | ([sth] special: animal) | premio nm |
| | They gave the dog one of his treats for performing the trick. |
| | Le dieron un premio al perro por hacer el truco. |
| treat n | ([sth] offered) | invitar⇒ vi |
| | (técnicamente) | invitación nf |
| | Do you want to go out for a drink? My treat! |
| | ¿Quieres salir a tomar algo? ¡Yo invito! |
| treat [sth]⇒ vtr | (act upon) | tomar medidas vtr + nfpl |
| | I intend to treat this matter seriously. |
| | Voy a tomar medidas serias acerca de este asunto. |
| treat [sth] vtr | (cover, in a text or speech) | tratar⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | versar⇒ vi |
| | The article didn't even treat the main issue. |
| | El artículo ni siquiera trató el tema principal. |
| | El artículo ni siquiera versaba sobre el tema principal. |
| treat [sth] vtr | (apply to [sth]) | tratar⇒ vtr |
| | He treated the table with a protective cleaning solution. |
| | Trató la mesa con una solución de limpieza protectora. |
Compound Forms:
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| be in for a treat v expr | (be about to enjoy [sth] a lot) (cambio de sujeto) | encantarle algo a alguien vi + prep |
| | | disfrutar algo vtr |
| | | estar de enhorabuena vi + loc adv |
Dutch treat,
dutch treat n | US, figurative, slang (meal, etc.: cost is shared) | cincuenta y cincuenta loc adv |
| | | mitad y mitad loc adv |
| | | cada uno lo suyo expr |
| Note: Also used attributively. |
| | Their meal was a Dutch treat; she refused to let him pay for it all. |
| | Pagaron la cena cincuenta y cincuenta; ella no quiso dejarle pagar todo. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | a pachas loc adv |
| | (ES, coloquial) | a tanto por uno San Bruno expr |
| | Pagaron la cena a pachas; ella no quiso dejarle pagar todo. |
| | | a medias loc adv |
| | | a la mitad loc adv |
| | | a la americana loc adv |
go Dutch,
also US: go Dutch treat,
go dutch treat v expr | informal (share the cost of a meal) | pagar a medias loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | ir a pachas loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | ir a medias loc verb |
| | When my boyfriend and I eat out, we always go Dutch. |
| | Cuando mi novio y yo salimos siempre pagamos a medias. |
handle [sth/sb] with kid gloves,
treat [sth/sb] with kid gloves v expr | figurative (grant special treatment to) | ser indulgente loc verb |
| | He's having a rough day so you'd better handle him with kid gloves. |
| | Está teniendo un día difícil así que sé indulgente con él. |
| | (figurado) | tratar con guantes de terciopelo loc verb |
| | Está teniendo un día difícil así que trátalo con guantes de terciopelo. |
| | (figurado) | tratar con guantes de seda loc verb |
| | Está teniendo un día difícil así que sé indulgente con él. |
| | | manejar con mucho tacto loc verb |
| | Está teniendo un día difícil así que manéjalo con mucho tacto. |
| ill-treat [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (abuse) | maltratar⇒ vtr |
| treat [sb] harshly vtr + adv | (be unfair or unkind to [sb]) | tratar mal a loc verb |
| | | ser severo con loc verb |
| | | tratar con crudeza a, tratar con dureza a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | pasarse con v prnl + prep |
| | The teacher treated her students very harshly when she screamed at them for talking during the lecture. |
| | La profesora trataba mal a los alumnos cuando les gritaba por hablar durante la clase. |
| | La profesora era severa con los alumnos cuando les gritaba por hablar durante la clase. |
| | La profesora se pasaba con los alumnos cuando les gritaba por hablar durante la clase. |
| treat [sb] like dirt v expr | informal (be disrespectful to [sb]) (AR, coloquial) | basurear a vtr + prep |
| | | tratar mal a loc verb |
| treat yourself vtr + refl | (indulge in [sth] pleasurable) | darse un gusto loc verb |
| treat yourself to [sth] v expr | (indulge in [sth] pleasurable) | darse un gusto loc verb |
| | | darse un lujo loc verb |
trick or treat,
trick-or-treat n | (Halloween tradition) | pedir dulces loc verb |
| | | truco o trato expr |
| | | dulce o truco expr |
| | Trick or treat's the only thing I like about Hallowe'en. |
| | Pedir dulces es lo único que me gusta de la noche de brujas. |
| Trick or treat! interj | (at Halloween) | ¡truco o trato! loc interj |
| | | ¡dulce o truco! loc interj |
| | The kids knocked on the door and shouted: "Trick or treat!" |
| | Los niños tocaron la puerta y gritaron «¡truco o trato!». |