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"To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system."
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"word": "въздействам"
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"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "vaikuttaa"
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"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
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"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
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"word": "動手術"
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"roman": "operírovatʹ",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "опери́ровать"
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"roman": "operuváty",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "оперува́ти"
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"To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits."
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "fəaliyyət göstərmək"
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"word": "работя"
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"word": "tehdä"
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"word": "toimia"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "suorittaa"
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"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "opérer"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "œuvrer"
},
{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "obrar"
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"code": "gl",
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"word": "traballar"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "működik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "üzemel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "tevékenykedik"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "tevékenységet folytat"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "obrar"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to perform a work or labour",
"word": "trabalhar"
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{
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"sense": "to produce a physical effect",
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "déjstvovatʹ",
"sense": "to produce a physical effect",
"word": "де́йствовать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to produce a physical effect",
"word": "operar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to produce a physical effect",
"word": "trabajar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎzdejstvam",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "въздействам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "vaikuttaa"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "hat"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "influenzare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "controllare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "manipolare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okázyvatʹ vlijánije",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "ока́зывать влия́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vlijátʹ",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "влия́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "influir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "controlar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power",
"word": "manipular"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "operiram",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "оперирам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "動手術"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dòng shǒushù",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "动手术"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "operacii"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "leikata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "operoida"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "opérer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "operieren"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nittéaẖ",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "נִתֵּחַ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "operál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "műt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "operare"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "vĕəh kat",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "វះកាត់"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "tapahi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "poka"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "hāparapara"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "operar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "operírovatʹ",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "опери́ровать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "operar"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pàa-dtàt",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "ผ่าตัด"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "operuváty",
"sense": "medicine: to perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner",
"word": "оперува́ти"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "operiram",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "оперирам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "operoida"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "speculare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spekulírovatʹ",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "спекули́ровать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "especular"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "controlar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "manipular"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "aiheuttaa"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "hat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "hatást fejt ki"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "működik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "okoz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "előidéz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"english": "contribute, affect, influence",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "közrejátszik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "szerepet játszik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "befolyásol"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "operare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvátʹ",
"sense": "to deal in stocks",
"word": "вызыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šaḡḡala",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "شَغَّلَ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "upravljavam",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "управлявам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cāozuò",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "操作"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "käyttää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "betreiben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "bedienen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "működtet"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "üzemeltet"
},
{
"alt": "そうさする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "sōsa suru",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "操作する"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "operar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "upravljátʹ",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"tags": [
"with-instrumental"
],
"word": "управля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ekspluatírovatʹ",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"word": "эксплуати́ровать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "operírovatʹ",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"tags": [
"with-instrumental"
],
"word": "опери́ровать"
},
{
"code": "tvl",
"lang": "Tuvaluan",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "fakatele"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "keruváty",
"sense": "to operate a machine",
"word": "керува́ти"
}
],
"word": "operate"
}
{
"called_from": "page/2517",
"msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: 'to produce, as an effect; to cause', 2: 'cause#Verb', 3: 'effect#Verb', 4: 'bring about'}",
"path": [
"operate",
"trans-top-see"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "operate",
"trace": ""
}
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