operate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for operate in the English»French Dictionary

I.operate [Brit ˈɒpəreɪt, Am ˈɑpəˌreɪt] VB trans

1. operate (run):

operate appliance, machine, vehicle

faire marcher

2. operate (enforce):

operate policy, system

pratiquer

operate ban, control

mettre [qc] en vigueur

3. operate (manage):

operate service, radio station

gérer, diriger

operate mine, racket

exploiter

operate bank: pension plan, savings scheme

avoir

II.operate [Brit ˈɒpəreɪt, Am ˈɑpəˌreɪt] VB intr

1. operate (do business, engage in criminal activity):

operate

opérer

they operate out of London

ils ont Londres comme base d'opérations

2. operate (function):

operate

marcher, fonctionner

3. operate (take effect):

operate

agir

4. operate MIL:

operate

opérer

5. operate (work) fig:

operate factor, force, law:

jouer (in favour of en faveur de, against contre)

6. operate (run):

operate

fonctionner

does the shuttle service operate on Saturdays?

est-ce que la navette fonctionne le samedi?

7. operate MED:

operate

opérer

we shall have to operate

il faudra opérer

to operate on person

opérer

to be operated on

être opéré

to operate on sb's leg/ear

opérer qn à la jambe/l'oreille

to operate on sb for appendicitis

opérer qn de l'appendicite

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economically run, operate

de façon économique

competitively operate

compétitivement

mechanically produce, perform, process, operate

mécaniquement

to operate sth by remote control

télécommander qc

identically operate, function

de façon identique

we operate on a need-to-know basis, we have a need-to-know policy

nous avons pour principe de ne divulguer les informations qu'aux personnes strictement concernées

Translations for operate in the French»English Dictionary

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non-fonctionnement

failure to operate

actionner système, turbine

to operate

télécommander

to operate [sth] by remote control

operate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for operate in the English»French Dictionary

I.operate [ˈɒpəreɪt, Am ˈɑ:pər-] VB intr

1. operate (work, run):

operate machine, system

fonctionner

2. operate (be in effect):

operate drug, law, decision

faire effet

3. operate (perform surgery):

operate

opérer

4. operate COMM, MIL:

operate

opérer

II.operate [ˈɒpəreɪt, Am ˈɑ:pər-] VB trans

1. operate (work, run):

operate a machine, system

faire fonctionner

2. operate (run, manage):

operate store, business

gérer

operate factory

diriger

operate farm

exploiter

operate on VB trans

to operate on sb for sth

opérer qn de qc

to be operated on person

se faire opérer

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to be cheap to operate

être peu coûteux à l'utilisation

Translations for operate in the French»English Dictionary

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faire les trois-huit

to operate three eight-hour shifts

télécommander qc

to operate sth by remote control

téléguider qc

to operate sth by radio control

opérer qn de qc

to operate on sb for sth

opérer qn du rein

to operate on sb's kidney

manœuvrer machine

to operate

operate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be cheap to operate

être peu coûteux à l'utilisation

to operate on sb for sth

opérer qn de qc

to operate sth by remote control

télécommander qc

to operate on sb for sth

opérer qn de qc

to operate sth by radio control

téléguider qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We are organised and are operating as a state.

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A post office with that name operated from 1875 to 1880 and began again in 1891.

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The school used to operate on a block schedule with four periods in a day, each period being about 90 minutes long.

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However, it only operated for about six years.

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The numbers reflected the company that operated the route.

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The station has 1,216 parking spaces, 376 owned by the state and operated by the town.

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He operated his first successful engine in 1897.

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The station is managed by c2c, who also operate all train services.

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Usually operated by large organizations, they may or may not be open to the public.

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All three applied to the state for subsidies to operate routes.

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