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tratar meaning in English

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tratar verb

assay [assayed, assaying, assays](to attempt, to try)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈseɪ] [US: ˈæ.si]

associate [associated, associating, associates](to spend time socially)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈsəʊ.siət] [US: əˈso.ʊ.siət]

deal [dealt, dealing, deals](to be concerned with)
verb
[UK: diːl] [US: ˈdiːl]

deal with(handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression)
verb
[UK: diːl wɪð] [US: ˈdiːl wɪθ]

handle [handled, handling, handles](to treat, to deal with (in a specified way))
verb
[UK: ˈhæn.dl̩] [US: ˈhæn.dl̩]
John is hard to handle. = John es difícil de tratar.

process [processed, processing, processes](to perform a particular process)
verb
[UK: ˈprəʊ.ses] [US: ˈproʊ.ses]

regard [regarded, regarding, regards](to have to do with)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈɡɑːd] [US: rə.ˈɡɑːrd]

treat [treated, treating, treats](to negotiate)
verb
[UK: triːt] [US: ˈtriːt]
She treated his wound. = Ella trató su herida.

try [tried, trying, tries](to attempt)
verb
[UK: ˈtraɪ] [US: ˈtraɪ]
Try again. = Trata otra vez.

tratar a la ligera verb

trifle [trifled, trifling, trifles](To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth)
verb
[UK: ˈtraɪ.fəl] [US: ˈtraɪ.fəl]

tratar con verb

deal with(come to terms with successfully)
verb
[UK: diːl wɪð] [US: ˈdiːl wɪθ]

tratar de verb

attempt [attempted, attempting, attempts](to try)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈtempt] [US: ə.ˈtempt]

tratarse de verb

be all about(deal with)
verb

contratar verb

contract [contracted, contracting, contracts](transitive: enter into a contract with)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈtrækt] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌtrækt]
The contract was signed. = Se firmó el contrato.

employ [employed, employing, employs](to give someone work)
verb
[UK: ɪmˈplo.ɪ] [US: em.ˌplɔɪ]
The company employs 500 workers. = La empresa contrata a 500 trabajadores.

engage [engaged, engaging, engages](to employ or obtain the services of someone)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈɡeɪdʒ] [US: en.ˈɡeɪdʒ]

hire [hired, hiring, hires](to employ)
verb
[UK: ˈhaɪə(r)] [US: ˈhaɪər]
I hired John. = Contraté a John.

place [placed, placing, places](to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job)
verb
[UK: ˈpleɪs] [US: ˈpleɪs]

maltratar verb

maul [mauled, mauling, mauls](handle in a rough way)
verb
[UK: mɔːl] [US: ˈmɒl]

mistreat [mistreated, mistreating, mistreats](treat someone or something roughly or badly)
verb
[UK: ˌmɪs.ˈtriːt] [US: ˌmɪ.ˈstriːt]
They didn't mistreat me. = No me maltrataron.

punish [punished, punishing, punishes](to treat harshly and unfairly)
verb
[UK: ˈpʌ.nɪʃ] [US: ˈpʌ.nɪʃ]

trample [trampled, trampling, tramples](to treat someone harshly)
verb
[UK: ˈtræm.pl̩] [US: ˈtræm.pl̩]

wrong [wronged, wronging, wrongs](to deprive of a right)
verb
[UK: rɒŋ] [US: ˈrɒŋ]

retratar verb

depict [depicted, depicting, depicts](to render a representation of something, see also: describe)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈpɪkt] [US: də.ˈpɪkt]

portray [portrayed, portraying, portrays](to paint or draw the likeness of)
verb
[UK: pɔː.ˈtreɪ] [US: pɔːr.ˈtreɪ]
This film portrays Muslims as evil people. = Esta película retrata a los musulmanes como gente mala.

subcontratar verb

subcontract [subcontracted, subcontracting, subcontracts](contract out portions of a larger contracted project)
verb
[UK: ˌsʌbk.ən.ˈtrækt] [US: səbˈk.ɑːn.ˌtrækt]