traiter

to treat

verb treh-TEH Less Common

Also means

to deal with

Usage Note

Traiter can mean to treat a person (well or badly: bien/mal traiter), to deal with a subject (traiter un sujet), or to process something (traiter des données). It is also used reflexively: se traiter can mean to call each other names when followed by an insult. The noun traitement (treatment, salary) is a very common derivative.

Examples

"Il faut traiter ce problème rapidement."

Natural Translation

This problem must be dealt with quickly.

Literal Translation

It is-necessary to-treat this problem rapidly

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