operar

operar
transitive verb
1 (enfermo)
  • operar a alguien (de algo) -> to operate on somebody (for something)
  • el médico que la operó -> the surgeon who operated on her
  • le operaron del hígado -> they've operated on his liver
  • me han operado de apendicitis -> I had my appendix out
  • casi me tienen que operar de urgencia -> I almost needed an emergency operation
2 to bring about, to produce (cambio)
intransitive verb
3 to operate
operarse
pronomial verb
1 to be operated on, to have an operation (enfermo)
  • operar del estómago -> to have a stomach operation
  • se ha operado de un tumor -> he's had an operation to remove a tumor
2 to occur, to come about (cambio)

operar [o-pay-rar’]
article & verb transitive
1 To produce, to bring about (cambio, cura).
2 To operate. (Medical)
3 To use, to operate (máquina); to manage (negocio). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
  • Operar a uno de apendicitis -> to operate on somebody for appendicitis
verb neuter
4 To operate, to act. (n)
5 To operate, to deal. (Commerce) (m)
verb reflexive
6 To occur (ocurrir).
7 To have an operation. (Medical)

operar
verbo:transitivo
1 (producir) [+cambio] to produce; bring about; [+cura] to effect; [+milagro] to work
2 (Med) [+paciente] to operate on
operar a algn de apendicitis to operate on sb for appendicitis
3 [+máquina] to operate; use
4 (dirigir) [+negocio] to manage; run; [+mina] to work; exploit
verbo:intransitivo
1 también (Matemáticas) to operate
2 (Com) to deal; do business
hoy no se ha operado en la bolsa there has been no dealing trading on the stock exchange today;o
verbo:pronominal
operarse
1 (producirse) to occur; come about
se han operado grandes cambios great changes have been made have come about;o there have been great changes
2 (Med) to have an operation;de for

Verb Conjugation for "operar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo opero operé operaba operaré opere
operas operaste operabas operarás operes
Ella/Él/Usted opera operó operaba operará opere
Nosotros operamos operamos operábamos operaremos operemos
Vosotros operáis operasteis operabais operaréis operéis
Ellos/Ustedes operan operaron operaban operarán operen

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