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I. op·er·at·ing [ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ, Am ˈɑ:pəreɪt̬-] N no pl

1. operating MED:

operating

2. operating ECON:

operating
Betrieb m <-(e)s> kein pl

II. op·er·at·ing [ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ, Am ˈɑ:pəreɪt̬-] ADJ attr, inv

1. operating (in charge):

operating

2. operating MED:

operating

3. operating ECON:

operating account FIN
operating budget ECON
operating charges pl FIN
operating costs pl
operating costs pl
operating costs FIN also
operating data + sing/pl vb
operating expense FIN
Verwaltungsaufwand m <-(e)s> kein pl
operating expense FIN
operating expense FIN
operating income no pl FIN
operating income no pl FIN
operating income no pl FIN
operating profit/loss
operating risk
Betriebsrisiko nt <-s, -s>

operating ADJ CTRL

operating

operate

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

1. operate (work, run):

2. operate (act):

operate [criminal] mind

3. operate (produce an effect):

4. operate (perform surgery):

to operate on sb/sth
jdn/etw operieren

5. operate (do business):

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

1. operate (work):

2. operate (manage):

3. operate (perform):

ˈop·er·at·ing ex·penses N pl

operating expenses
to keep operating expenses down

ˈop·er·at·ing loss N ECON

operating loss
Betriebsverlust m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈop·er·at·ing manu·al N

operating manual
operating manual
Benutzerhandbuch nt <-(e)s, -bücher>

ˈop·er·at·ing prof·it N ECON

operating profit
Betriebsgewinn m <-(e)s, -e>
operating profit
operating profit

ˈop·er·at·ing room N MED

operating room
Operationssaal m <-(e)s, -säle>

ˈop·er·at·ing sys·tem N, OS N COMPUT

operating system
Betriebssystem nt <-s, -e>

ˈop·er·at·ing ta·ble N MED

operating table
Operationstisch m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈop·er·at·ing thea·tre, Am ˈop·er·at·ing thea·ter N MED

operating theatre
Operationssaal m <-(e)s, -säle>
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