trata humana in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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humano1 (humana) ADJ

See also ser2, ser1, geografía

I.ser1 VB aux

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1. ser (seguido de adjetivos) ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in → estar

ser
to be
es bajo y gordo
he's short and fat
Ignacio es alto
Ignacio is tall
es viejo, debe andar por los 80
he's old, he must be about 80
el rape es delicioso ¿nunca lo has probado?
monkfish is delicious, haven't you ever tried it?
no soy grosero — sí que lo eres
I'm not rude — yes, you are
es muy callada y seria
she's very quiet and serious
mi padre es calvo
my father's bald
es sorda de nacimiento
she was born deaf
es inglés/rubio/católico
he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible
it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto
be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz
I hope you'll be very happy
más tonto eres tú
not as stupid as you
más tonto eres tú
you're the stupid one
(+ me/te/le etc) para serte sincero, no me gusta
to be honest (with you) o to tell you the truth, I don't like it
siempre le he sido fiel
I've always been faithful to her
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? LatAm inf mira lo que has hecho, ¿tú eres o te haces o RioPl vos sos o te hacés?
look what you've done, are you stupid or what o or something? inf

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8. ser en locs:

a no ser que + subj
unless
nunca acepta nada a no ser que le insistas
she never accepts anything unless you insist
(como debe ser) ¿ves como me acordé de tu cumpleaños? — ¡como debe ser!
see, I did remember your birthday — and so you should! o I should hope so! o I should think so too!
los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser
she introduced them one by one, the way it should be done o as you should
¿cómo es eso?
why's that?
¿cómo es eso?
how come? inf
(como/cuando/donde sea) tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea
I have to get that job no matter what
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo
do it any way o however you want but get it done
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea
I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like
como ser CSur
such as
(con ser) con ser hermanos, no se parecen en nada
although o even though they're brothers, they don't look at all alike
de no ser así form
should this not be so o the case form
de ser así form
should this be so o the case form
(de no ser por …) de no ser por él, nos hubiéramos muerto
if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him, we would have been killed
¡eso es!
that's it!
¡eso es!
that's right!
(lo que sea) cómete una manzana, o lo que sea si tienes hambre
have an apple or something if you're hungry
tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea, y te dan …
you pay your thousand pesos or whatever, and you get …
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea
I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything
no sea que o no vaya a ser que + subj
in case
le dije que llamara, no fuera que yo tuviera que salir
I told him to call just in case I had to go out
cierra la ventana, no sea o no vaya a ser que llueva
close the window in case it rains
ten cuidado, no sea o no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder
be careful or you'll ruin everything
ten cuidado, no sea o no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder
be careful lest you (should) ruin everything form
(obj sea) los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de …
longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than …
o sea que no te interesa
in other words, you're not interested
o sea que nunca te enteraste de quién era
so you never found out whose it was
o séase inf
in other words
o séase inf
that's to say
((ya) sea … (ya) sea …) siempre está tratando de aprender algo, (ya) sea preguntando a la gente, (ya) sea leyendo …
he's always trying to learn, either by asking people questions or by reading
(ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón, …
whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason, …
(sea como/cuando/quien sea o fuere) hay que impedirlo, sea como sea o fuere
it must be prevented no matter how o at all costs
sea cuando sea o fuere
whenever it is
sea quien sea o fuere, le dices que no estoy
no matter who it is o whoever it is, tell them I'm not in
siendo así que o siendo que … CSur
even though …
la atendieron primero a ella, siendo (así) que yo había llegado antes
they served her first, even though I was there before her
si no fuera/hubiera sido por …
if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …

III.ser1 VB impers

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IV.ser1 VB aux (en la formación de la voz pasiva)

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geografía N f

I.tratar VB intr

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II.tratar VB trans

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III.tratarse VB vpr

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See also usted, tú

usted PRON PERS Polite form of address but also used in some areas, eg Colombia and Chile, instead of the familiar → tú form

tú PRON PERS familiar form of address

trata humana in the PONS Dictionary

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humano (-a) ADJ

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II.tratar VB intr

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III.tratar VB refl tratarse

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