il traitait

treated, handled, dealt with

→ traiter
trait to treat, to deal with + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,158
treated Often used with comme to mean “treated [someone] like/as [something].”
FR: On le traitait avec respect.
EN: They treated him with respect.
handled, dealt with
FR: Elle traitait les demandes rapidement.
EN: She handled the requests quickly.
Conjugation of traiter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third traitait —

On nous traitait comme des stars de cinéma à poigne.

We were treated like tough-guy movie stars.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Quand t'étais admis, il te traitait comme un membre de sa famille.

When you were admitted, he treated you like a member of his family.

— Bullet Train (2022)

On ne savait jamais avec qui on traitait vraiment.

You never knew who you were really dealing with.

On me traitait comme un adulte.

I was treated like an adult.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Son patron traitait le secteur renseignement à la commission.

His boss handled the intelligence sector on a commission basis.

On traitait les elfes de maison comme de la vermine !

House-elves were treated like vermin!

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Il le traitait comme un laquais.

He treated him like a lackey.

Elle me traitait toujours avec gentillesse.

She always treated me kindly.

— Sous la chaleur du soleil (1994)

Où on traitait les déchets.

Where the waste was treated.

— Matrix (1999)