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(considerare) to treat, to handle [persona, animale, oggetto]; ~ qcn. da amico, come un figlio to treat sb. as a friend, like a son; ~ qcn., qcs. male to treat sb., sth. badly, to mistreat sb., sth.; essere trattato bene, male to be well, badly treated; ~ qcn. con gentilezza to treat sb. kindly; ~ qcn. duramente to be hard on sb.; non ho intenzione di farmi ~ così I’m not going to be treated like that; saper ~ to have a way with [bambini, donne];
to know how to handle [impiegati, alunni]
(affrontare) [libro, film] to deal(irregular) with, to cover, to treat [questione, argomento]; (discutere) to deal(irregular) with, to discuss [questione]
comm. (vendere) to deal(irregular) in, to carry [prodotto, marca]; ~ merce rubata to handle stolen goods
(fare oggetto di trattative) to deal(irregular), to transact, to negotiate (anche pol.); ~ un affare to transact business; ~ un accordo to negotiate a settlement
med. to treat [malato, malattia]; cosmet. to condition, to treat [capelli, pelle]
(lavorare) to treat, to process [sostanza chimica, fibra tessile];
to process [acque di scarico]
intr. (aus. avere)
(avere a che fare) to deal(irregular) (con qcn. with sb.)
(avere per argomento) ~ di to deal with, to be about [soggetto]
(giungere a patti) to deal(irregular), to negotiate (con with); ~ sul prezzo to negotiate the price
impers. (aus. essere) di cosa si tratta? what is it about? non si tratta di questo! that’s not the point! si tratta della tua salute! we’re talking about your health! si tratta di tua moglie it has to do with o it’s about your wife; so chi ha vinto: si tratta di X I know who the winner is: it’s X; si trattava di prendere una decisione it was a case of making a decision; quando si tratta di qcs., di fare when it comes to sth., to doing
trattarsi pronom. -rsi bene to treat oneself well, to spoil oneself.