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tratar

to treat; to try

verb trah-TAHR Common

Also means

to deal with

Usage Note

Tratar covers both 'to treat someone' (tratar bien a alguien) and 'to try to do something' (tratar de hacer algo). The phrase se trata de means 'it is about' or 'it concerns,' and is extremely common in formal and journalistic prose. Do not confuse tratar de (to try) with intentar (to attempt), though both are widely used.

Examples

"Voy a tratar de llegar temprano."

Natural Translation

I'm going to try to arrive early.

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