operating

op·er·ate  (p-rt)

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.

3.

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.

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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	operating - involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
	2.	operating - being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" in operation, operational operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"

Translations

operating [ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. (Comm) [budget, assets] → de explotación
operating costs or expenses → gastos mpl de explotación
operating loss → pérdida f de explotación
operating profit → beneficio m de explotación

2. (Comput) operating system → sistema m operativo

3. (Tech) operating conditions → condiciones fpl de funcionamiento

B. CPD operating room N (US) (Med) = operating theatre operating table N (Med) → mesa f de operaciones
operating theatre N (Med) → quirófano m, sala f de operaciones

operating [ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ] adj [costs, expenses, losses] → d'exploitation; [profit, income, assets, budget, cash] → d'exploitation operating software
operating instructions npl → mode m d'emploi
operating manual n → manuel m d'utilisation
operating room n (US) → salle f d'opération
operating software n → logiciel m d'exploitation
operating system n → système m d'exploitation
operating table n → table f d'opération
to be on the operating table → être sur la table d'opération
operating theatre n (British) → salle f d'opération

operating

adj attr

(Tech, Comm) → Betriebs-; operating pressure → Betriebsdruck m; operating profit → Betriebsgewinn m; operating statement (US) → Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung f

(Med) → Operations-

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operating:

operating licence, (US) operating license

n → Betriebserlaubnis f

operating manual

n → Betriebsanleitung f, → Bedienungsanleitung f

operating room

n (US Med) → Operationssaal m, → OP m

operating system

n (Comput) → Betriebssystem nt

operating table

n (Med) → Operationstisch m

operating theatre

n (Brit Med) → Operationssaal m, → OP m

operating [ˈɒpəˌreɪtɪŋ] adj

a. (Comm) (costs) → di gestione, d'esercizio

b. (Med) → operatorio/a; (nurse) → di sala operatoria

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operating [ˈɒpəˌreɪtɪŋ] adj

a. (Comm) (costs) → di gestione, d'esercizio

b. (Med) → operatorio/a; (nurse) → di sala operatoria