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op·er·ate (

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v. op·er·at·ed, op·er·at·ing, op·er·ates

v.intr.

1. To perform a function; work: The motor operates smoothly.

2. To perform surgery.

a. To exert an influence: forces operating on the economy.

b. To produce a desired or proper effect: a drug that operates quickly.

4. To carry on a military or naval action or campaign.

5. Informal To conduct business in an irregular or devious manner: drug dealers operating in residential and urban areas.

v.tr.

1. To control the functioning of; run: operate a sewing machine.

2. To conduct the affairs of; manage: operate a business.

[Latin operr, opert-, from opera, work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

operate [ˈɒpəˌreɪt]

1. to function or cause to function

2. (tr) to control the functioning of operate a machine

3. to manage, direct, run, or pursue (a business, system, etc.)

4. (intr) to perform a surgical operation (upon a person or animal)

5. (intr) to produce a desired or intended effect

6. (Mathematics) (tr; usually foll by on) to treat or process in a particular or specific way

7. (Military) (intr) to conduct military or naval operations

8. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (intr) to deal in securities on a stock exchange

[from Latin operāri to work]

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Verb	1.	operate - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" run financier - conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner direct - be in charge of work - operate in or through; "Work the phones" block - run on a block system; "block trains" warm up - run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"
	2.	operate - perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" function, work, run, go double - do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" roll - begin operating or running; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" run - be operating, running or functioning; "The car is still running--turn it off!" cut - function as a cutting instrument; "This knife cuts well" work - operate in or through; "Work the phones" service, serve - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
	3.	operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" control synchronise, synchronize - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize" master, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" dial - operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial" manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it turn - alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" submarine - control a submarine treadle - operate (machinery) by a treadle relay - control or operate by relay gate - control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate pedal - operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
	4.	operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?" jockey - compete (for an advantage or a position)
	5.	operate - happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
	6.	operate - keep engaged; "engaged the gears" mesh, lock, engage flip, switch, throw - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" ride - keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	7.	operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" operate on practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" face-lift, lift - perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face trephine - operate on with a trephine care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" venesect - practice venesection

operate

verb

1. manage, run, direct, handle, govern, oversee, supervise, preside over, be in charge of, call the shots in, superintend, call the tune in Until his death he owned and operated a huge company.

2. function, work, act, be in business, be in action allowing commercial businesses to operate in the country

3. run, work, use, control, drive, manoeuvre The men were trapped as they operated a tunnelling machine.

4. work, go, run, perform, function the number of fax machines operating around the world
work stop, fail, halt, break down, stall, cut out (informal), falter, seize up, conk out (informal)

5. perform surgery, carry out surgery, put someone under the knife (informal) The surgeons had to decide quickly whether or not to operate.

Translations

operate [ˈɒpəreɪt]

A. VT

1. (= work) [+ machine, vehicle, switchboard] → manejar; [+ switch, lever] → accionar
can you operate this machine? → ¿sabes manejar esta máquina?
this switch operates a fan → este interruptor activa un ventilador

2. (= run, manage) [+ company] → dirigir; [+ service] → ofrecer; [+ system] → aplicar; [+ mine, oil well, quarry] → explotar
they operate a system of flexible working hours → aplican un horario flexible de trabajo

B. VI

1. (= function) [machine, system, principle, mind] → funcionar; [person] → actuar, obrar; [law] → regir
she knows how to operate in a crisis → sabe cómo actuar or obrar en los momentos difíciles
we operate on the principle that → partimos del principio de que ...
special laws operate in Northern Ireland → en Irlanda del Norte rigen leyes especiales

2. (= act, influence) [drug, propaganda] → actuar (on sobre) [factors] → intervenir
advertising operates on the subconscious → la publicidad actúa sobre el subconsciente

3. (= carry on one's business) [person] → trabajar; [company, factory, criminal, service] → operar; [airport] → funcionar
we shall be operating under difficult conditions → trabajaremos en unas condiciones difíciles
we were operating at a loss → estábamos operando con déficit
an airline operating out of Heathrow → una compañía aérea con base en Heathrow or que opera desde Heathrow
a drug ring operating in New York → una red de narcotráfico que opera en Nueva York
this service does not operate on Sundays → este servicio no opera or no funciona los domingos
all flights are operating normally → todos los vuelos están operando con normalidad

4. (Med) → operar
to operate on sb (for sth) → operar a algn(de algo)
she was operated on for appendicitis → la operaron de apendicitis
to operate on sb's back/eyes → operar a algn de la espalda/de la vista

operate [ˈɒpəreɪt]

[+ machine] → faire marcher, faire fonctionner
How do you operate the video? → Comment fait-on fonctionner le magnétoscope?

[+ company, organization] → exploiter
He operated an enormous pear orchard → Il exploitait un immense verger de poiriers.

[+ system] → opérer
We've always operated a system of control → Un système de contrôle a toujours été en place., Nous avons toujours opéré un système de contrôle.

vi (= work) → fonctionner
I don't know how the electoral system operates in France → Je ne sais pas comment fonctionne le système électoral en France.
to operate on the same principle → fonctionner sur le même principe

[organization, company] → opérer
the multinational companies which operate in their country → les multinationales qui opèrent dans leur pays

[natural law] → opérer

[surgeon] → opérer

[drug] → faire effet

operate on

vt fus [+ patient] → opérer
to be operated on → être opéré

operate

(machine, mechanism) → funktionieren; (= be powered) → betrieben werden (by, on mit); (= be in operation) → laufen, in Betrieb sein; (fig: worker) → arbeiten; how does it operate? → wie funktioniert es?; to operate at maximum capacity (lit, fig) → Höchstleistung bringen

(theory, plan, law) → sich auswirken; (causes, factors) → hinwirken (→ on, for auf +acc); (organization, system) → arbeiten; (medicine) → wirken; I don’t understand how his mind operates → ich verstehe seine Gedankengänge nicht; to operate against somebody/something → gegen jdn/etw wirken; to operate in favour of somebody/something → zugunsten or zu Gunsten von jdm/etw wirken

(= carry on one’s business) → operieren; (company) → operieren, Geschäfte tätigen; (airport, station) → in Betrieb sein; (buses, planes) → verkehren; I don’t like the way he operates → ich mag seine Methoden nicht; that firm operates by defrauding its customers → es gehört zu den (Geschäfts)methoden der Firma, die Kunden zu betrügen

(Mil) → operieren

(Med) → operieren (on sb/sth jdn/etw); to be operated on → operiert werden; he operated on him for appendicitis/a cataract → er operierte ihn am Blinddarm/auf grauen Star

(person) machine, switchboard etc → bedienen; (= set in operation) → in Betrieb setzen; brakes etc → betätigen; (lever, button etc) → betätigen; (electricity, batteries etc) → betreiben

(= manage) business → betreiben, führen

(= put into practice) system, law → anwenden, arbeiten nach; policy also → betreiben

(airline etc) route → bedienen; bus etc service → unterhalten; holiday, tours → veranstalten

operate [ˈɒpəˌreɪt]

1. vt

a. (machine, switchboard, brakes) → azionare, far funzionare
a machine operated by electricity → una macchina funzionante a corrente (elettrica)
can you operate this tool? → sai usare questo strumento?

b. (company) → dirigere, gestire; (service) → gestire; (system, law) → applicare

2. vi

a. (function, machine, mind) → funzionare

b. (drug, propaganda) → agire

c. (company, firm) → operare; (bus, airport) → essere in funzione; (person) → agire

d. (Med) → operare, intervenire (su)
to operate on sb → operare qn
to be operated on → subire un'operazione f or un intervento (chirurgico)
she was operated on for appendicitis → fu operata di appendicite

operate [ˈɒpəˌreɪt]

1. vt

b. (company) → dirigere, gestire; (service) → gestire; (system, law) → applicare

2. vi

a. (function, machine, mind) → funzionare

b. (drug, propaganda) → agire

c. (company, firm) → operare; (bus, airport) → essere in funzione; (person) → agire

operate

v operate [ˈopəreit]

1 to act or work The sewing-machine isn't operating properly. werk يَعْمَل، تَعْمَل الآلَه работя fungovat, jít virke; fungere arbeiten λειτουργώ, δουλεύω funcionar toimima, töötama کار کردن toimia marcher, fonctionner לְהַפעִיל काम करना djelovati, raditi működik bekerja ganga, vera í gangi funzionare 操作する 작동하다 veikti, dirbti strādāt; darboties berjalan werken gå, fungere, virke obsługiwać działać funcionar a funcţiona, a merge действовать, работать fungovať, ísť delati raditi arbeta, vara i gång, fungera ปฏิบัติ çalışmak 運轉 діяти; працювати چلنا، کام کرنا điều khiển 运转

2 to do or perform a surgical operation The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis. opereer يُجْري عَمَلِيَّةً جِراحِيَّه оперирам operovat operere operieren χειρουργώ operar, intervenir opereerima عمل جراحی کردن suorittaa leikkaus opérer לְנַתֵחַ चीर-फाड़ करना operirati operál membedah skera upp operare 手術する 수술하다 daryti operaciją, operuoti operēt menjalankan pembedahan opereren operere operować operar a opera оперировать operovať operirati operisati operera ผ่าตัด ameliyat etmek/yapmak 施行手術 оперувати جراحي کرنا phẫu thuật 施行手术

n opeˈration

1 an action or process, especially when planned a rescue operation. operasie عَمَلِيَّه операция operace operation; -operation das Unternehmen επιχείρηση, διαδικασία operación operatsioon کار؛ عملکرد toimenpide opération מִבצָע अभियान operacija művelet operasi aðgerð operazione 作業 작업 operacija operācija operasi actie operasjon, virksomhet, prosess operacja operação operaţiune операция operácia akcija operacija operation, företag การดำเนินการ operasyon, harekât 操作，工作 операція کام، عمل sự hoạt động 操作，工作

2 the process of working Our plan is now in operation. in werking عَمَل، تَنْفيذ العَمَل в действие chod, fungování i kraft; igang der Betrieb λειτουργία, εφαρμογή, ισχύς funcionamiento toime, töö اجرا toiminnassa marche, fonctionnement בִּיצוּע संचालन u tijeku üzem(elés) pelaksanaan gangur, starfsemi funzione 実施 조작, 운전 veikimas, darbas, eksploatacija darba process; ekspluatācija sedang berjalan werking drift, virksomhet działanie operação funcţionare, desfăşurare действие; работа chod, fungovanie pogon rad verksamhet, funktion, i gång, i verket การดำเนินการ yürürlük, işleme 運轉 дія; робота جاري quá trình hoạt động 运转

3 the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease an operation for appendicitis. operasie إجْراء عَمَلِيَّه جِراحِيَّه операция operace operation die Operation εγχείριση operación operatsioon عمل جراحی leikkaus opération נִיתוּחַ चीर-फाड़ operacija operáció operasi, pembedahan uppskurður operazione 手術 수술 operacija operācija pembedahan operatie operasjon operacja operação operaţie операция operácia, operovanie operacija operacija operation, ingrepp การผ่าตัด ameliyat 手術 операція جراحي việc phẫu thuật 手术

4 (often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies The general was in command of operations in the north. operasie, maneuver عَمَلِيّات حَرْبِيَّه военна операция operace operation; indsats der Einsatz στρατιωτική επιχείρηση operación operatsioon عملیات نظامی sotatoimi opération מִבצָעִים (सेनाओं, जहाजों आदि की) सामरिक गतिविधि operacija hadművelet operasi hernaðaraðgerð operazione 作戦 작전 operacija, kovos veiksmai operācija, karadarbība operasi operatie manøver operacja wojskowa, działania wojenne operaçOes operaţiune боевые действия vojenská operácia, bojová činnosť operacija operacija operation[] การสู้รบ çarpışma 軍事行動 операція فوجيوں کي سرگرمي tác chiến 军事行动

adj opeˈrational

in good working order. werkend, in werking, operasioneel صالِح للعَمَل، في حالة جَيِّدَه للعَمَل работещ schopný provozu operationel Einsatz... σε καλή λειτουργική κατάσταση operativo töökorras قابل استفاده؛ کاربردی toiminnassa opérationnel, en état de marche תִפעוּלִי परिचालन, संक्रियात्मक operativan, u funkciji működőképes bekerja dengan baik tilbúinn til notkunar operativo 運転可能な 작동 가능한 gerai veikiantis, operacinis, operatyvinis, eksploatacijos darba kārtībā, gatavs ekspluatēšanai berjalan dgn baik operationeel virksom, drifts-, operativ sprawny operacional operaţional, în stare de funcţionare действующий, работающий schopný prevádzky, funkčný, pracovný delujoč operativan funktionsduglig ที่สามารถใช้งานได้ çalışır durumda 可使用的 справний اچھي حالت ميں hoạt động tốt 可使用的

adj operative [-rətiv, (American ) -reitiv]

in action, having effect Many old laws are still operative. in gebruik, in werking فَعّال، نافِذ المَفْعول оперативен platný, účinný virksom; gældende wirksam που βρίσκεται σε ισχύ en vigor jõus, käibel موثر؛ کاربردی voimassa oleva en vigueur תָּקֵף क्रियात्मक učinkovit, na snazi érvényes berlaku virkur, í gildi in vigore 効力がある 작용하는, 영향을 미치는 galiojantis, veikiantis spēkā esošs berkuat kuasa van kracht virkningsfull, operativ obowiązujący em vigor în vigoare действующий, действенный platný veljaven na snazi i kraft, gällande พร้อมใช้งาน yürürlükte 起作用的 діючий; чинний رائج có hiệu lực 起作用的

n operator

1 a person who works a machine a lift operator. operateur, hanteerder مُشَغِّل الآلَه оператор obsluhující pracovník operatør; -fører der/die Führer(in) χειριστής operario töötaja, operaator کارور؛ به کار انداز käyttäjä opérateur/-trice מַפעִיל प्रचालक, चालक operater, tehničar kezelő operator vélamaður (operaio addetto a una macchina) 操作する人 조작자 operatorius, mašinistas operators, mašīnstrādnieks operator degeen die een machine bedient maskinist, operatør operator operador mecanic оператор; диспетчер obsluhujúci pracovník operater operater operatör, maskinist ผู้ควบคุม (เครื่องจักร) operatör, makinist 操作者 механік چلانے والا người vận hành 操作者

2 a person who connects telephone calls Ask the operator to connect you to that number. telefonis عامِل الهاتِف оператор telefonista, -ka omstillingsdame der/die Telefonist(in) τηλεφωνητής, χειριστής τηλεφωνικού κέντρου telefonista telefonist اپراتور puhelunvälittäjä téléphoniste מֶרכָּזָן संचालक operater telefonos operator starfsmaður á skiptiborði centralinista, telefonista 電話交換手 전화 교환수 telefonistas telefonists operator telefonist sentralbordbetjent telefonist(k)a telefonista operatoare, telefonistă связист; телефонист telefonista, -ka telefonist operater växeltelefonist ผู้รับโทรศัพท์ santral (memuru) 電話接線員 оператор فون پر بات کرانے والا người trực tổng đài điện thoại 电话接近线员

n operating room

(sometimestheatre) the room in a hospital in which operations are performed. operasiekamer, teater غُرْفَة العَمَلِيّات الجِراحِيَّه операционна operační sál operationsstue der OP μέγαρο λυρικής σκηνής quirófano operatsioonisaal اتاق عمل leikkaussali salle d'opération, bloc opératoire חָדַר נִיתוּחִים आपरेशन का कमरा operacijska sala gedung opera skurðarstofa teatro dell'opera*, teatro lirico 手術室 수술실 operacinë operteātris bilik bedah operatiekamer operasjonsstue sală de operaţii операционная operacijska dvorana operaciona sala operationssal ห้องผ่าตัด ameliyathane 手術室 операційна جراحي کا کمرہ phòng mổ 手术室

operate → يُجرَي عملية جراحية, يُشغِل fungovat, operovat betjene, operere funktionieren, operieren εγχειρίζω, λειτουργώ funcionar, operar leikata, toimia opérer operirati, rukovati funzionare, operare 手術する, 操作する 수술하다, 작동하다 functioneren, opereren betjene, operere zadziałać, zoperować funcionar, operar действовать, оперировать driva, operera ปฏิบัติ, ผ่าตัด ameliyat etmek, işlemek mổ, vận hành 手术, 操作

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