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trattare

to treat

verb traht-TAH-reh Common
Communication Speech

Also means

to deal with

Usage Note

Trattare covers several senses a learner must distinguish: 'to treat someone well/badly' (trattare bene/male), 'to deal with a topic' (il libro tratta di storia), and 'to negotiate/handle'. The reflexive trattarsi di means 'to be a matter of' — si tratta di un errore (it's a matter of an error). Conjugated with avere.

Examples

"Bisogna trattare tutti con rispetto."

Natural Translation

One must treat everyone with respect.

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