to treat, to try, to deal with, address
Tuve la suerte de que me tratara un doctor bueno.
I was lucky enough to be treated by a good doctor.
Tom podría hacerlo si tratara.
Tom could do it if he tried.
Tuve la suerte de que me tratara un buen médico.
I was lucky enough to be treated by a good doctor.
Yo soy quien convenció a Tom para que tratara de hacer eso.
I’m the one who convinced Tom to try to do that.