deal with

s'occuper de, traiter

Agir pour s’occuper d’une personne, d’un problème ou d’une tâche.

En anglais simple : To take action about a person, problem, or task.

• I will deal with this problem.
• She dealt with all the complaints yesterday.
• Who deals with customer requests?

Comment l'utiliser : deal with someone/something (Our manager deals with difficult customers.)

Synonymes : handle, manage, attend to

Expressions courantes : deal with something, deal with complaints, deal with customers, deal with workers

faire face à, surmonter

Faire face à une situation difficile ou aux émotions qu’elle provoque.

En anglais simple : To manage a difficult situation or the feelings it causes.

• He cannot deal with the stress.
• We dealt with the cold by wearing extra clothes.
• How do you deal with losing a close friend?

Comment l'utiliser : deal with doing something (She finds it hard to deal with living alone.)

Synonymes : cope with, manage

Expressions courantes : deal with stress, deal with loss, deal with something

traiter de, aborder

Aborder un sujet dans un livre, un film, un discours ou une autre œuvre.

En anglais simple : To discuss a subject in a book, film, speech, or other work.

• This book deals with friendship.
• Her latest film dealt with life in a small town.
• Does the article deal with education?

Comment l'utiliser : deal with a subject (The final chapter deals with climate change.)

Synonymes : discuss, cover, address

Expressions courantes : deal with something, deal with history, deal with crime

examiner, considérer

Étudier de près un cas particulier pour s’en servir comme exemple.

En anglais simple : To look closely at a particular case as an example.

• Let us deal with one example.
• We dealt with the case of a small village first.
• Before comparing countries, I will deal with the case of Japan.

Comment l'utiliser : deal with the case of someone/something (Let us deal with the case of a family with two children.)

Synonymes : consider, examine

Expressions courantes : deal with a case, deal with an example

traiter, se comporter avec

Se comporter d’une certaine manière envers quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To behave in a particular way towards someone.

• Always deal fairly with your staff.
• He dealt gently with the frightened child.
• They have dealt honestly with us for years.

Comment l'utiliser : deal + adverb + with someone (She deals honestly with her customers.)

Synonymes : treat

Expressions courantes : deal fairly with someone, deal kindly with someone