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masculine
/tʁɛt.mɑ̃/
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Translation
treatment
Word origin
From the verb traiter ('to treat'), from Latin tractare ('to handle, to manage'), the frequentative of trahere ('to pull, to draw'). The same root gives English 'treatment' and 'treat'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tractare
- English cognates
- treatment, treat
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltraitements
Examples
prescrit .
The doctor prescribed her a new treatment.
efficace.
This treatment is long but effective.
réclament .
The patients are demanding more humane treatment.
strictement encadré.
The processing of personal data is strictly regulated.
interrompu .
He stopped his treatment too soon.
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