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op·er·ate

 (ŏp′ə-rāt′)
v. op·er·at·ed, op·er·at·ing, op·er·ates
v.intr.
1. To perform a function; work: The motor operates smoothly.
2. To perform surgery.
3.
a. To exert an influence: forces operating on the economy.
b. To produce a desired or proper effect: a drug that operates quickly.
4. To carry on a military or naval action or campaign.
5. Informal To conduct business in an irregular or devious manner: drug dealers operating in residential and urban areas.
v.tr.
1. To control the functioning of; run: operate a sewing machine.
2. To conduct the affairs of; manage: operate a business.
3. To supply with power: a car that is operated by electricity.
[Latin operārī, operāt-, to work; see op- in Indo-European roots.]
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operating

(ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ)
adj
involved in the operations of a businessinvolved in surgical operations
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.operating - involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
2.operating - being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"
in operation, operational
operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
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operating

adjective
In action or full operation:
active, alive, functioning, going, operative, running, working.
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operating

[ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ]
A. ADJ
1. (Comm) [budget, assets] → de explotación
operating costs or expenses → gastos mpl de explotación
operating loss → pérdida f de explotación
operating profit → beneficio m de explotación
2. (Comput) operating system → sistema m operativo
3. (Tech) operating conditions → condiciones fpl de funcionamiento
B. CPD operating room N (US) (Med) = operating theatre operating table N (Med) → mesa f de operaciones
operating theatre N (Med) → quirófano m, sala f de operaciones
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operating

[ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ] adj [costs, expenses, losses] → d'exploitation; [profit, income, assets, budget, cash] → d'exploitation operating softwareoperating instructions npl → mode m d'emploioperating manual n → manuel m d'utilisationoperating room n (US) → salle f d'opérationoperating software n → logiciel m d'exploitationoperating system n → système m d'exploitationoperating table n → table f d'opération
to be on the operating table → être sur la table d'opérationoperating theatre n (British) → salle f d'opération
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operating

adj attr
(Tech, Comm) → Betriebs-; operating pressure → Betriebsdruck m; operating profit → Betriebsgewinn m; operating statement (US) → Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung f
(Med) → Operations-

operating

:
operating licence, (US) operating license
n → Betriebserlaubnis f
operating manual
n → Betriebsanleitung f, → Bedienungsanleitung f
operating room
n (US Med) → Operationssaal m, → OP m
operating system
n (Comput) → Betriebssystem nt
operating table
n (Med) → Operationstisch m
operating theatre
n (Brit Med) → Operationssaal m, → OP m
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operating

[ˈɒpəˌreɪtɪŋ] adj
a. (Comm) (costs) → di gestione, d'esercizio
b. (Med) → operatorio/a; (nurse) → di sala operatoria
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