tratar
Portuguese, verb/tɾaˈta(ʁ)/
tratar is spelled T-R-A-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears 56 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,705th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tratar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to treat (to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ocupar-se de; dedicar cuidados a; dar tratamento a; ter relações com; discorrer acerca de; ocupar-se de…”.
What does tratar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to treat (to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way)
Vi um senhor tratando seus filhos muito mal.
- 2
to deal with, to handle, to take care of
- 3
to treat (to apply medical care to a person)
A enfermeira tratou as vítimas da explosão.
- 4
to treat (to apply medical care in order to eliminate a condition)
O oncologista quis que eu usasse químio para tratar o câncer.
- 5
to treat (to subject to a chemical or other action)
Tratei o meu cabelo com um xampu importado.
- 6
to negotiate, to deal, to have dealings
- 7
to negotiate (with one another)
Nós nos tratamos pela Internet.
- 8
to address
Reis devem ser tratados como “Vossa Majestade”.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ocupar-se de; dedicar cuidados a; dar tratamento a; ter relações com; discorrer acerca de; ocupar-se de; manusear; alimentar; executar; combinar; obsequiar; estabelecer; pactuar; combinar; cultivar 2. aplicar curativos; fazer preparativos; formar planos; cuidar; negociar; contratar; discorrer; considerar 3. receber os cuidados de alguém; alimentar-se bem; curar-se 4. ter-se dirigido por um termo de tratamento (regência verbal com preposição: por)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tratar
- trato first-person present singular
- tratei first-person preterite singular
- tratado participle past
- tratares infinitive second-person singular
- tratarmos first-person infinitive plural
- tratardes infinitive plural second-person
- tratarem infinitive plural third-person
- tratando gerund
- tratados masculine participle past
- tratada feminine participle past
- tratadas feminine participle past
- tratas indicative present second-person
- trata indicative present singular
- tratamos first-person indicative plural
- tratais indicative plural present
- tratam indicative plural present
- tratava first-person imperfect indicative
- tratavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tratar?
- Brazil /tɾaˈta(ʁ)/
- Brazil [tɾaˈta(h)]
- /tɾaˈta(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tratar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tratar in Portuguese?
tratar appears 56 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).