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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.

.

This treatment is long but effective.

.

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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This word is part of lesson 28.