treat

treat
treat [tri:t]
1. transitive verb
   a. traiter
• to treat sb well bien traiter qn
• to treat sb badly mal traiter qn
• to treat sb like a child traiter qn comme un enfant
• he treated me as though I was to blame il s'est conduit envers moi comme si c'était ma faute
• you should treat your mother with more respect vous devriez montrer plus de respect envers votre mère
• you should treat your books with more care tu devrais faire plus attention à tes livres
• he treated the whole thing as a joke il a pris tout cela à la plaisanterie
   b. (medically) soigner
• they treated the infection with penicillin ils ont soigné l'infection à la pénicilline
   c. ( = pay for) to treat sb to sth offrir qch à qn
• to treat o.s. to sth s'offrir qch
2. noun
( = pleasure) plaisir m
• to have a treat in store for sb réserver une agréable surprise à qn
• what would you like as a birthday treat? qu'est-ce qui te ferait plaisir pour ton anniversaire ?
• it is a treat for her to go out for a meal elle se fait une joie de dîner en ville
• I want to give her a treat je veux lui faire plaisir
• to give o.s. a treat se faire un petit plaisir
► a treat (inf) (British) ( = wonderfully) à merveille
• the garden is coming on a treat le jardin devient de plus en plus beau
• it worked a treat ça a marché comme sur des roulettes (inf)
* * *
[triːt] 1.
noun (pleasure) (petit) plaisir m; (food) gâterie f

I took them to the museum as a treat — je les ai emmenés au musée pour leur faire plaisir

oysters! what a treat! — des huîtres! vous nous gâtez!

as a special treat I was allowed to stay up late — exceptionnellement on m'a permis de me coucher plus tard

a treat in store — une bonne surprise

it's my treat — (colloq) c'est moi qui paie

to stand somebody a treat — (colloq) offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un

2.
(colloq) a treat adverbial phrase GB

the plan worked a treat — le projet a marché comme sur des roulettes (colloq)

the show went down a treat with the children — les enfants ont adoré le spectacle

3.
transitive verb
1) gen traiter [person, animal, object, topic]

to treat somebody well/badly — bien traiter/maltraiter quelqu'un

to treat somebody/something with care — prendre soin de quelqu'un/quelque chose

to treat somebody with suspicion — se montrer méfiant à l'égard de quelqu'un

to treat something as — considérer quelque chose comme [idol, shrine]

they treat the house like a hotel — ils prennent la maison pour un hôtel

to treat the whole thing as a joke — prendre toute l'affaire à la plaisanterie

2) Medicine traiter [patient, disease]
3) (process) traiter [chemical, fabric, water]
4) (pay for)

to treat somebody to something — payer or offrir quelque chose à quelqu'un

4.
reflexive verb

to treat oneself to — s'offrir [holiday, hairdo]


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