| Principal Translations |
| treat [sb]⇒ vtr | (behave towards) | tratar a vtr + prep |
| | He treats her badly. |
| | La trata mal. |
| treat [sth]⇒ vtr | (act as if) | tratar⇒ vtr |
| | | tomar⇒ 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) (a comer, a cine...) | invitar a vtr + prep |
| | (dar un obsequio) | hacerle un regalo a loc verb + prep |
| | Do you fancy going out for dinner tonight? I'll treat you! |
| | ¿Quieres salir a cenar esta noche? ¡Yo te invito! |
treat [sb],
treat [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (pay for [sb]) (a comer, a cine...) | invitar a alguien a vtr + prep |
| | (dar un obsequio) | regalarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | She treated her friend to lunch. |
| | He treated her to a weekend at a spa. |
| | Invitó a su amiga a almorzar. |
| | Le regaló un fin de semana en un spa. |
| 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. |