tratar

Portuguese

/tɾa.ˈta(ʁ)/, [tɾa.ˈta(ɾ)], [tɾa.ˈta(ɾ)], /tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/

verb
Definitions
  • to treat to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way
  • (transitive) to feed to give someone, especially an animal, food to eat
  • to treat to apply medical care to a person
  • to treat to apply medical care in order to eliminate a condition
  • (transitive) to treat to subject to a chemical or other action
  • to treat; to negotiate with
  • to address someone with a specific form of address
  • (pronominal) to behave to conduct oneself in a given way
  • to take care of; to care for to attend to the needs of
  • to be about; to have as its subject
  • to talk about; to discuss
  • to do something promptly; usually used to emphasise orders

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tractāre derived from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (drag, draw).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tragʰ-

Gloss

drag, draw

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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