treat

treat
treat [{{t}}tri:t]
1 transitive verb
(a) (deal with) traiter;
to treat sb well bien traiter qn;
to treat sb badly mal traiter qn, ne pas bien traiter qn;
the hostages said that they had been well treated les otages ont déclaré qu'ils avaient été bien traités;
he treats them with contempt il est méprisant envers eux;
teachers expect to be treated with respect by their pupils les professeurs exigent que leurs élèves se conduisent respectueusement envers eux;
you shouldn't treat them like children vous ne devriez pas les traiter comme des enfants;
you treat this place like a hotel! ce n'est pas un hôtel ici!
(b) (handle → substance, object) utiliser, se servir de; (→ claim, request) traiter;
the weedkiller needs to be treated with great care il faut se servir du désherbant avec beaucoup de précaution
(c) (consider → problem, question) traiter, considérer;
the whole episode was treated as a joke on a pris ou on a considéré tout cet épisode comme une plaisanterie;
she treated the subject rather superficially elle a traité le sujet assez superficiellement
(d) {{}}Medicine{{}} (patient, illness) soigner, traiter;
she's being treated for cancer on la soigne pour un cancer
(e) (fruit, timber, crops) traiter;
the land has been treated with fertilizer la terre a été traitée aux engrais
(f) (buy)
to treat sb to sth offrir ou payer qch à qn;
she treated them all to ice cream elle a payé ou offert une glace à tout le monde;
I treated myself to a new coat je me suis offert ou payé un manteau neuf;
go on, treat yourself! vas-y, gâte-toi ou fais-toi plaisir!;
{{}}ironic{{}} he treated us to a fair old display of petulance nous avons eu droit à une belle démonstration de mauvaise humeur;
{{}}ironic{{}} they were treated to a graphic description of her symptoms ils ont eu droit à une description de ses symptômes dans tous les détails
2 intransitive verb {{}}formal{{}}
(a) to treat of (deal with) traiter de;
the book treats of love le livre traite de l'amour
(b) (negotiate)
to treat with sb traiter avec qn;
the government refuses to treat with terrorists le gouvernement refuse de traiter avec les terroristes;
to treat with the enemy pactiser avec l'ennemi
3 noun
(a) (on special occasion → enjoyment) gâterie f, (petit) plaisir m; (→ surprise) surprise f; (→ present) cadeau m; (→ outing) sortie f;
as a special treat we went to the planetarium on nous a offert tout spécialement une visite au planétarium;
these chocolates are a real treat ces chocolats sont un véritable délice ou un vrai régal;
I've got a treat for you j'ai une bonne surprise pour toi;
to give oneself a treat s'offrir un petit plaisir, se faire plaisir;
let's give her a treat faisons-lui un petit plaisir, gâtons-la un peu;
this is my treat c'est moi qui offre ou régale;
you've got a treat in store on te réserve une bonne surprise, attends-toi à une bonne surprise;
it used to be a real treat to travel by train autrefois, on se faisait une vraie fête de voyager en train
(b) (pleasure) plaisir m;
it's a treat for us to see you looking so happy cela nous fait vraiment plaisir ou pour nous c'est une grande joie de vous voir si heureuse
4 a treat adverb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} à merveille ;
he's coming on a treat il fait de sacrés progrès;
the idea worked a treat l'idée a marché à merveille;
to go down a treat être très apprécié

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