trattare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tractāre, present active infinitive of tractō (“I drag; I handle; I pratise”), from tractus (“dragged”), perfect passive participle of trahō (“I drag; I extract”), from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (“to draw, drag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tratˈta.re/

Verb

trattare

1. (transitive) to treat, to handle, to deal with

   Synonym: maneggiare

2. (transitive) to handle, to transact, to negotiate, to discuss

   Synonyms: contrattare, negoziare, discutere

3. (transitive) to deal in, to trade

   Synonyms: commerciare, occuparsi di

4. (transitive) to treat, to cure, to process

   Synonym: lavorare

5. (intransitive) to deal, to have dealings, to associate, to discuss, to negotiate

   Synonyms: discutere, negoziare

6. (intransitive) to be about, to deal with, to treat

   Synonym: riguardare

Derived terms

• maltrattare
• trattabile
• trattamento
• trattarsi
• trattativa
• trattato
• trattazione

 

Related terms

• trarre
• trattato
• tratto

Anagrams

• tratterà

Further reading

• trattare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana