operate

Pronúncia: ˈɒpəˈreɪt
    transitive verb
  1. [motor, etc.] impulsar.
  2. [machine] fer anar, fer funcionar.
  3. [as driver] manejar.
  4. [company] dirigir.
  5. [canal] explotar, administrar.
  6. a machine operated by electricity una màquina (impulsada \ accionada) per electricitat.
  7. can you operate this tool? saps com funciona aquesta eina?
  8. he has been operating a clever swindle ha estat maquinant una estafa molt hàbil.
    9. intransitive verb
  9. [person] obrar, actuar.
  10. Mechanics funcionar.
  11. [medicine, drug] fer efecte, actuar (on a, sobre).
  12. Military actuar, passar a l'acció, operar.
  13. to operate on afectar, influir, produir efecte (a \ sobre).

  14. to operate on someone for something Medicine operar algú d'alguna cosa.
  15. he has still not been operated on encara no l'han operat.
  16. to operate on someone's liver operar algú del fetge.



    17. FALSOS AMICS!

    I spent my first day at the factory learning how to operate the machine. Em vaig passar tot el primer dia a l’empresa aprenent a fer funcionar la màquina.