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tratando

Tratando is the present participle and gerund form of the verbs tratar in Spanish and Portuguese. It denotes ongoing action related to handling, dealing with, or attempting something, and it can also indicate medical treatment in appropriate contexts. The term appears across several senses depending on the language and usage.

In Spanish, tratar means to deal with, to handle, to attempt, or to treat (medically). As a

In Portuguese, tratar has a similar range of senses. Treating medically is expressed as tratar o paciente;

Etymology traces tratar to Latin tractare, meaning to handle, manage, or deal with. Over time, this evolved

See also: trato (noun with senses of arrangement, deal, or treatment) and tratar (the base verb with

gerund,
tratando
is
used
in
progressive
constructions
and
in
phrases
such
as
estar
tratando
de
+
infinitive,
meaning
“I
am
trying
to….”
For
example,
“Estoy
tratando
de
entender”
(I
am
trying
to
understand)
or
“El
médico
está
tratando
al
paciente”
(The
doctor
is
treating
the
patient).
Another
common
use
is
tratar
a
alguien
or
tratar
de
algo,
with
trat-
conveying
treatment
or
treatment
of
a
subject,
as
in
“tratar
el
tema”
(to
deal
with
the
topic).
dealing
with
a
subject
can
be
tratado,
as
in
“Ele
está
tratando
do
assunto”
(He
is
dealing
with
the
subject).
The
gerund
form,
tratando,
appears
in
phrases
like
“Estou
tratando
de
terminar”
(I
am
trying
to
finish)
and
in
progressive
contexts
that
parallel
Spanish.
into
senses
related
to
treatment,
handling
of
a
matter,
or
making
an
effort
to
accomplish
something
in
both
Spanish
and
Portuguese.
its
various
uses).