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bat·tery-op·er·at·ed [ˈbætəriˌɒpəreɪtɪd, Am ˈbæt̬əriˌɑ:pər-] ADJ

battery-operated
batteriebetrieben

hand-ˈop·er·at·ed ADJ

hand-operated
handbetrieben
hand-operated
von Hand bedient [o. betätigt]

crew operated Brit PUBL TRANS

crew operated
Schaffnerbetrieb

operate

operate
tätig sein
operate
agieren
operate
betreiben

I. op·er·ate [ˈɒpəreɪt, Am ˈɑ:-] VB intr

1. operate (work, run):

operate
funktionieren
to operate at maximum capacity
auf Höchststufe laufen

2. operate (act):

operate
vorgehen form
operate
zu Werke gehen
operate MIL
operieren
operate [criminal] mind
arbeiten
destructive forces are clearly operating within the community
innerhalb der Gemeinschaft sind eindeutig zersetzende Kräfte am Werk
to operate on a budget
sich acc an ein Budget halten
to operate at a loss/profit
mit Verlust/Gewinn arbeiten

3. operate (produce an effect):

operate
[be]wirken
operate
sich acc auswirken
the film operated strongly on her emotions
der Film bewegte sie sehr
the propaganda is beginning to operate
die Propaganda zeitigt schon Wirkung

4. operate (perform surgery):

operate
operieren
to operate on sb/sth
jdn/etw operieren

5. operate (do business):

operate
operieren form
operate
Geschäfte betreiben
to operate in the stock market
im Börsengeschäft tätig sein

II. op·er·ate [ˈɒpəreɪt, Am ˈɑ:-] VB trans

1. operate (work):

to operate sth
etw bedienen
to operate sth manually
etw manuell betreiben

2. operate (manage):

to operate sth
etw betreiben
to operate a farm
eine Farm bewirtschaften
to operate a firm
eine Firma leiten
to operate a store
ein Geschäft betreiben [o. führen]

3. operate (perform):

to operate sth
etw ausführen
to operate undercover activities
Geheimoperationen durchführen

cash-operated machine industry N MKT COMPET

cash-operated machine industry
Automatenhersteller m

one man operated PUBL TRANS

one man operated
mitkassierender Fahrer
one man operated
Einmannbetrieb (ÖPNV)

one person operated PUBL TRANS

one person operated
mitkassierender Fahrer
one person operated
Einmannbetrieb (ÖPNV)

operate commercially VB

operate commercially
kommerziell bewirtschaften
Present
Ioperate
youoperate
he/she/itoperates
weoperate
youoperate
theyoperate
Past
Ioperated
youoperated
he/she/itoperated
weoperated
youoperated
theyoperated
Present Perfect
Ihaveoperated
youhaveoperated
he/she/ithasoperated
wehaveoperated
youhaveoperated
theyhaveoperated
Past Perfect
Ihadoperated
youhadoperated
he/she/ithadoperated
wehadoperated
youhadoperated
theyhadoperated
See further verb tables