treat

traiter

Se comporter d’une certaine façon envers quelqu’un ou s’occuper de quelque chose d’une certaine manière.

En anglais simple : To behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way.

• Please treat her kindly.
• They treated all the children fairly.
• Why do you treat my questions as jokes?

Comment l'utiliser : treat someone like someone/something (They treat me like a child.); treat someone/something as someone/something (Please treat this information as a secret.)

Synonymes : behandle, use

Expressions courantes : treat someone kindly, treat someone badly, treat someone fairly

soigner, traiter

Donner des soins à une personne malade ou blessée, ou agir pour améliorer son état.

En anglais simple : To give medical care to a sick or injured person, or do something to improve their condition.

• Doctors treat sick people.
• The nurse treated my cut.
• Can this medicine treat the infection?

Comment l'utiliser : treat someone for something (The doctor treated him for a chest infection.); treat something with something (They treated the infection with antibiotics.)

Synonymes : care for

Expressions courantes : treat an illness, treat a patient, treat an infection

traiter

Appliquer un produit ou un procédé à quelque chose pour le nettoyer, le protéger ou le modifier.

En anglais simple : To use a substance or process on something to clean, protect, or change it.

• We treat the wood every spring.
• The water was treated before it reached our homes.
• They treat the metal with heat to make it stronger.

Comment l'utiliser : treat something with something (Treat the wood with oil before using it.)

Synonymes : process

Expressions courantes : treat wood, treat water, treat a surface

traiter, présenter

Présenter ou discuter un sujet d’une certaine façon, à l’oral ou à l’écrit.

En anglais simple : To discuss or show a subject in a particular way in speech or writing.

• The novel treats war seriously.
• Her article treated the issue as a moral question.
• The film treats a painful subject with gentle humour.

Comment l'utiliser : treat something as something (The article treats education as a basic right.)

Synonymes : present, portray

Expressions courantes : treat a subject, treat something seriously, treat something as

traiter, aborder

Parler d’un sujet ou en discuter par écrit.

En anglais simple : To discuss a subject in speech or writing.

• This essay treats of freedom.
• The lecture treated several difficult subjects.
• Her early writings treat of life in rural villages.

Comment l'utiliser : treat of something (The final chapter treats of friendship.)

Synonymes : discuss, address

Expressions courantes : treat of something, treat a subject

plaisir, petit plaisir

Quelque chose d’agréable dont on profite seulement de temps en temps.

En anglais simple : Something enjoyable that you have only occasionally.

• Ice cream is a special treat.
• We save these treats for weekends.
• Having a quiet morning was a real treat.

Synonymes : pleasure, delight

Expressions courantes : a special treat, a real treat, an occasional treat

cadeau, plaisir offert

Quelque chose d’agréable, comme un repas ou une sortie, que quelqu’un offre ou paie pour vous.

En anglais simple : Something enjoyable, such as food or an outing, that someone gives or pays for.

• Lunch is my treat today.
• Dad bought us cakes as a treat.
• She organised a seaside trip as a treat for her parents.

Comment l'utiliser : a treat for someone (The picnic was a treat for the children.)

Expressions courantes : my treat, a birthday treat, a treat for

bonne surprise, plaisir

Une expérience ou un cadeau inattendu qui fait très plaisir.

En anglais simple : An unexpected experience or gift that gives you great pleasure.

• Your visit was a lovely treat.
• It was a treat to see the garden in bloom.
• We enjoyed several unexpected treats during our stay.

Comment l'utiliser : a treat to do something (It was a treat to hear her sing.)

Synonymes : delight, pleasure

Expressions courantes : a lovely treat, a wonderful treat, a real treat