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trato

deal

noun TRAH-toh Less Common

Also means

treatment

Usage Note

Trato covers both a business deal (cerrar un trato) and the way one treats another person (buen trato = good treatment). The idiom ¡Trato hecho! means 'Deal!' or 'It's a deal!' The verb form is tratar, and the noun tratamiento refers specifically to medical treatment or a formal mode of address.

Examples

"Cerraron el trato después de horas de negociación."

Natural Translation

They closed the deal after hours of negotiation.

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