operación

operation

operación(oh-peh-rah-syohn)

feminine noun

1. (medicine)

a. operation

La operación del paciente fue un éxito y le dieron el alta al día siguiente.

The patient's operation was successful and he was discharged the following day.

b. surgery

Mi madre se sometió a una operación delicada para aliviarle el dolor de espalda.

My mother underwent tricky surgery to alleviate her back pain.

2. (task)

a. operation

La operación de limpieza tras la manifestación llevó más de 24 horas.

The cleanup operation following the demonstration took over 24 hours.

3. (business)

a. transaction

La web del banco no me deja realizar ciertas operaciones, como transferencias.

The bank's website doesn't allow me to make certain transactions such as transfers.

b. deal

Los agentes de bolsa negociaron una operación de inversión que les hizo ganar mucho dinero.

The brokers negotiated an investment deal which earned them a lot of money.

4. (mathematics)

a. operation

Para realizar esta operación tan compleja necesitaré una calculadora.

I'll need a calculator to carry out this complex operation.

5. (military)

a. operation

En la operación contra el enemigo murieron varios soldados.

Several soliders died in the operation against the enemy.

operación

feminine noun

1. operation (en general)

• operación quirúrgica (surgical) operation
• operación retorno/salida = police operation to assist traffic at the end/beginning of popular holiday periods

2. transaction (commerce)

OPERACIÓN RETORNO At the end of major holiday periods (bank holiday weekends, Easter and the month of August) huge efforts are made to reduce the number of accidents and traffic jams as Spanish holiday-makers head home from the coasts and mountains. Known as Operación Retorno, this exercise involves many special measures: for example, road works can be suspended for the weekend, and in congested areas heavy lorries can be kept off the roads, while helicopters are used to observe progress and spot problem areas. The success (or otherwise) of the enterprise is usually front-page news on the following Monday

operación

1 (acción) operation

operaciones de rescate operaciones de salvamento rescue operations

operación retorno (España) effort to control traffic returning to a big city after a major holiday

2 (Med) operation

una operación de estómago a stomach operation; an operation on the stomach

operación a corazón abierto open-heart surgery

operación cesárea Caesarean; Caesarean operation

operación quirúrgica surgical operation

3 (Mil) operation

operaciones conjuntas joint operations

operación de ablandamiento softening-up operation

operación de limpia operación de limpieza mopping up operation

4 (Com) transaction; deal

operación a plazo forward transaction

operaciones bursátiles operaciones de bolsa stock-exchange transactions

operación "llave en mano" turnkey operation

operación mercantil business deal

5 (Matemáticas) operation

6 (Latinoamérica) (Minería) operation; working; exploitation; (Com) management

7

operaciones accesorias (Informática) housekeeping

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