tratarse

tratarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (relacionarse) to talk to each other, be on speaking terms

■ no se tratan they're not on speaking terms

2 (llamarse) to address each other as, call each other

3 (referirse) to be about

■ se trataba de un atraco it was about a robbery

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VPR

1) (=cuidarse) to look after o.s.

ahora se trata con mucho cuidado — he looks after himself very carefully now

no se trata nada mal el chico — iró he certainly looks after himself all right

2) (=relacionarse)

• tratarse con algn — to have dealings with sb

hace tiempo que no me trato con ellos — it is a while since I've had any dealings o had anything to do with them

se trató con gente rica — she mixed with wealthy people

3) (=hablarse) to address each other

¿cómo nos tenemos que tratar? — how should we address each other?

no se tratan desde hace tiempo — they haven't been speaking (to each other) for some time

• tratarse de, se tratan de usted — they address each other as "usted"

¿aquí nos tratamos de tú o de usted? — are we on "tú" or "usted" terms here?

4)

• tratarse de algo —

a) (=ser acerca de) to be about sth

se trata de la nueva piscina — it's about the new pool

¿de qué se trata? — what's it about?

b) (=ser cuestión de)

se trata de aplazarlo un mes — it's a question of putting it off for a month

se trata sencillamente de que rellenéis este formulario — all you have to do is fill in this form

c) (=ser)

ahora bien, tratándose de ti ... — now, seeing as it's you ...

si no se trata más que de eso — if there's no more to it than that, if that's all it is

se tratará de su primera visita a Colombia — it will be her first visit to Colombia

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■tratarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tener contacto o relación) to be on speaking terms [con, with]
2 (referirse) se trata de Juan, it is about Juan
se trata de nuestra vida, I'm talking about our life
'tratarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- alternar
- calaña
- tratar
English:
mix

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vpr

1. [relacionarse]

tratarse con to deal with;

en mi trabajo me trato con todo tipo de gente I deal with all sorts of people in my job;

se trata con gente muy rara she mixes with some very strange people;

no se trata con su padre he has no contact with his father

2. [considerado incorrecto] [versar]

tratarse de to be about;

¿de qué se trata? [libro, película] what's it about?

3. [ser cuestión de, ser el caso de]

tratarse de to be a question o matter of;

se trata de encontrar una solución it's a question of finding a solution, what we have to do is find a solution;

necesito hablar contigo – ¿de qué se trata? I need to talk to you – what about?;

¿problemas con la familia? – no, no se trata de eso are you having problems with your family? – no, that's not it;

tratándose de él, haremos una excepción we'll make an exception in his case o seeing as it's him;

se trata de un hombre moreno de mediana estatura he's a dark man of average height

4. [mutuamente]

se tratan fatal (el uno al otro) they're horrible to each other;

tratarse de usted/tú = to address each other using the “usted” form/the “tú” form

5. [sujeto: enfermo, paciente] to be treated (de for)

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tratarse

v/r

:

¿de qué se trata? what’s it about?

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vr

tratarse de : to be about, to concern

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tratarse vb

1. (ser cuestión de) to be about

se trata de una prima mía it's about a cousin of mine

sólo se trata de hablar con él it's just a matter of talking to him

2. (tener relación) to be friendly with

no se trata con sus vecinos he isn't friendly with his neighbours