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yo trataba

treated, was about

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trat treat; handle + aba Imperfect past (I/he/she/you form)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,793
treated
SP: Ella trataba a todos con respeto.
EN: She treated everyone with respect.
was about
SP: La película se trataba de una familia.
EN: The movie was about a family.
Conjugation of tratar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First trataba —
Third trataba trataban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First trataba —
Third trataba trataban
tratara

Mary trataba a Tom con desdén.

Mary treated Tom with disdain.

No, se trataba del amor.

No, it was about love.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Para ser un tipo que tenía tantos negocios, Paulie trataba con poca gente.

For a guy who had so many businesses, Paulie didn't deal with many people.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Te trataba como a uno de los suyos.

He treated you like one of his own.

— Tren bala (2022)

Tom trataba muy bien a María.

Tom treated Maria very well.

¿De qué se trataba?

What was it about?

Al principio no entendía de qué se trataba.

At first I didn't understand what it was about.

— Solaris (1972)

No conseguía trabajo, y ella, en vez de apoyarme, me trataba como a un inútil.

I couldn't find a job, and instead of supporting me, she treated me like I was useless.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Cuando estábamos casados, siempre me trataba como un inútil.

When we were married, he always treated me like I was useless.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

El amo trataba bien a sus empleados y por eso todos lo respetaban.

The master treated his employees well, and that's why everyone respected him.

Me trataba como una basura.

He treated me like dirt.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

De eso trataba el juego.

That's what the game was about.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Tom trataba a Mary como a una esclava.

Tom treated Mary like a slave.

De eso se trataba.

That's what it was all about.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Mamá dijo que trataba a su esposo como a un trapo viejo.

Mom said she treated her husband like an old rag.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Tu padre no nos trataba así.

Your father didn't treat us like this.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Le expliqué a ella de lo que se trataba.

I explained to her what it was about.

¿De quién se trataba?

Who was it about?

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

¿De qué trataba la carta?

What was the letter about?

Por cómo trataba a todos.

Because of how he treated everyone.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

Se trataba de ti y de mí.

It was about you and me.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Tom trataba a Mary como a una más de la familia.

Tom treated Mary like one of the family.

Ella lo trataba muy bien.

She treated him very well.