| address | Consolidación de una política pública para atender el desplazamiento interno. | Strengthening of government policy to address the problems of internally displaced persons. |
| address | Tendrías asuntos más importantes que atender. | Tendr í as matters m á s important to address. |
| attend | Hay una situación que debo atender. | There's a situation to which I must attend. |
| take care | Luego volveremos aquí a atender pacientes. | Then we come here and take care of patients. |
| accommodate | Espera poder atender estas solicitudes en 2006. | He hopes to be able to accommodate these requests over the course of 2006. |
| deal with | Primero tengo que atender unos asuntos familiares. | I've to deal with my family affairs first. |
| look after | Los vecinos nos atendieron muy bien cuando fuimos a su casa. | Our neighbours looked after us very nicely when we went to their house. |
| pay attention | Muchos niños no atienden en clase. | A lot of kids don't pay attention in class. |
| look after | Una enfermera atendió a su marido durante toda su enfermedad. | A nurse looked after her husband throughout his illness. |
| attend to customers, assist customers | Los vendedores deben atender a los clientes antes que al teléfono. | Sales personnel must attend to customers before phone calls. |
| attend to the public, deal with the public, serve the public | Cuando trabajé como vendedor en una tienda de zapatos, atendía al público y organizaba las estanterías. | When I worked as a salesperson in a shoe shop, I dealt with the public and organized the shelves. |
| take good care of | Me atendieron bien en el restaurante. | I was well taken care of at the restaurant. |
| be courteous | Carlos atiende bien en las reuniones sociales. | Carlos is courteous at social gatherings. |
| assist kindly, assist cordially | El camarero nos atendió con calidez. | The waiter assisted us kindly. |
| answer the phone | Martín, por favor, atiende el teléfono. | Please answer the phone, Martin. |
| attend [sb] in Spanish | La recepcionista nos atendió en español. | The receptionist attended us assistance in Spanish. |
| meet demands | Tenemos que atender las exigencias de nuestros clientes. | We have to meet the demands of our clients. |
| answer calls | María atiende llamadas para su jefe. | Maria answers calls for her boss. |
| take orders | La empresa tiene una línea especial para atender pedidos. | The company has a special phone line to take orders. |
| carry out your tasks, carry out your duties | Pedro atendió sus funciones y el jefe lo felicitó. | Pedro carried out his duties and the boss congratulated him. |
| take care of a payment, settle a payment | José atendió un pago atrasado y saldó su deuda. | José took care of a late payment and settled his debt. |
| handle a request | La empresa atendió una demanda de un cliente. | The company handled a request from a customer. |
| answer a phone call, take a phone call | María atendió una llamada para su hermano. | Maria took a phone call for her brother. |
| see a visitor | La familia atendió una visita de parientes lejanos. | I don't see visitors in the morning. |