tratar

Senses

1. 1.

   to treat

   to provide medical care or therapy to someone

2. 2.

   to treat; to handle

   to behave toward or deal with someone in a particular way

3. 3.

   to treat; to process

   to subject something to a process or procedure

4. 4.

   to deal with; to address

   to discuss or handle a subject or topic

Examples

• "O médico está tratando da minha inflamação."

  The doctor is treating my inflammation.

• "Ele sempre me trata com muito respeito."

  He always treats me with great respect.

• "A água foi tratada antes de chegar às casas."

  The water was treated before reaching the homes.

Usage

Extremely common verb in PT-BR. Often used with the preposition "de" (tratar de = to deal with; tratar-se de = to be about). "Tratar bem/mal" is a frequent collocation meaning "to treat well/poorly." Can also mean "to address someone informally" in some contexts.