English translation of 'opérer'
Verb Table
transitive verb
1. (Medicine) to operate on
Elle a été opérée de l’appendicite. She was operated on for appendicitis.
se faire opérer to have an operation ⧫ to have surgery
Elle s’est fait opérer. She’s had an operation. ⧫ She’s had surgery
se faire opérer des amygdales to have one’s tonsils out
se faire opérer du cœur to have a heart operation ⧫ to have heart surgery
2. (= faire, effectuer) [changements] to make
Verb Table
intransitive verb
see also s’opérer1. (= faire effet) [remède, charme, magie] to work
2. (= procéder) to proceed
3. (Medicine) to operate
4. (= œuvrer, travailler) [gang] to operate
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Example Sentences Including 'opérer'
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Ce qui diminue l'ampleur du transfert financier que les pays du Nord pourraient opérer vers leurs voisins du Sud.Le Monde (2002)
L'émergence d'une identité propre ne peut s'opérer qu'au travers de projets régionaux.Le Monde (1998)
Les chirurgiens qui ont refusé de m'opérer m'ont tenu le même discours on ne joue pas avec la chirurgie esthétique.Actuel
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'opérer' in Other Languages
British English: operate
/ˈɒpəˌreɪt/ VERB
business, organization If you operate a business or organization, you work to keep it running properly. If a business or organization operates, it carries out its work.
The family owned and operated the factory.
- American English: operate to function
- Arabic: يُشَغِّلُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: dirigir
- Chinese: 操作
- Croatian: voditi
- Czech: fungovat
- Danish: drive
- Dutch: beheren
- European Spanish: funcionar
- Finnish: toimia kone ym.
- French: opérer fonctionner
- German: funktionieren
- Greek: λειτουργώ
- Italian: dirigere
- Japanese: 操作する
- Korean: 작동하다
- Norwegian: betjene
- Polish: zadziałać
- European Portuguese: funcionar
- Romanian: a administra
- Russian: действовать
- Spanish: funcionar
- Swedish: driva köra
- Thai: ปฏิบัติ
- Turkish: işlemek
- Ukrainian: керувати
- Vietnamese: vận hành
British English: operate
/ˈɒpəˌreɪt/ VERB
surgeon When surgeons operate on a patient, they cut open the patient's body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part.
You examine a patient and then decide whether or not to operate.
- American English: operate to perform surgery
- Arabic: يُجرَي عَمَلِيَّةٌ جِرَاحِيَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: operar
- Chinese: 手术
- Croatian: operirati
- Czech: operovat
- Danish: operere
- Dutch: opereren in ziekenhuis
- European Spanish: operar
- Finnish: leikata lääketieteellisesti
- French: opérer médical
- German: operieren
- Greek: εγχειρίζω
- Italian: operare
- Japanese: 手術する
- Korean: 수술하다
- Norwegian: operere
- Polish: zoperować
- European Portuguese: operar
- Romanian: a opera
- Russian: оперировать
- Spanish: operar
- Swedish: operera
- Thai: ผ่าตัด
- Turkish: ameliyat etmek
- Ukrainian: оперувати
- Vietnamese: mổ
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