ocuparse de

to take care of; to deal with; to attend to

→ ocupar

phrase Rare #37,158

to take care of; to deal with; to attend to Used for caring for someone or handling a task, matter, or situation. It is the infinitive reflexive form of ocupar and is followed by de.

SP: Quiere ocuparse de sus nietos.

EN: He wants to take care of his grandchildren.

Uno debería ocuparse de todas las cosas.

One should take care of everything.

Volvió a su casa con las fuerzas justas para ocuparse de su mujer.

He returned home with just enough strength to take care of his wife.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Deje a los políticos ocuparse de eso.

Let the politicians take care of that.

Oh, el tuyo puede ocuparse de los dos.

Oh, yours can take care of both.

— París, je t'aime (2006)

Habrá que ocuparse de ese cabrón.

We'll have to deal with that bastard.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Quiere ocuparse de sus nietos.

He/She wants to take care of his/her grandchildren.

— Masacre (Ven y mira) (1985)

Usted debe ocuparse de su perro.

You must take care of your dog.