operate

manejar, operar

Controlar una máquina o un aparato para que realice su trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: To control a machine or piece of equipment so it does its job.

• Can you operate this machine?
• She learned to operate the crane safely.
• Only trained staff may operate this equipment.

Sinónimos: use, control, run

Expresiones frecuentes: operate a machine, operate a crane, operate something safely

operar, gestionar

Desarrollar una actividad comercial en un lugar o de cierta manera, o dirigir un negocio.

En inglés sencillo: To work or do business in a particular place or way.

• The company operates in France.
• They operated a small shop together.
• Several charities operate under the same roof.

Cómo se usa: operate in somewhere (The charity operates in several countries.); operate under something (The company operates under a new name.)

Sinónimos: work, do business, run

Expresiones frecuentes: operate in somewhere, operate a business, operate under something

funcionar

Estar una máquina en marcha y realizar su trabajo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: If a machine does this, it works and performs its usual job.

• The machine operates quietly.
• This device operates on two batteries.
• Will the system operate at low temperatures?

Cómo se usa: operate on something (The radio operates on battery power.)

Sinónimos: work, function, run

Expresiones frecuentes: operate smoothly, operate on batteries, operate independently

operar

Tratar una enfermedad o lesión mediante una intervención en la que se abre el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: To cut into someone’s body to treat a disease or injury.

• The doctors must operate immediately.
• A surgeon operated on her knee.
• Will they need to operate again?

Cómo se usa: operate on someone/something (The surgeon operated on his injured leg.)

Sinónimos: perform surgery

Expresiones frecuentes: operate on someone, operate on something, operate immediately, operate again

funcionar, actuar

Funcionar, actuar o producir un efecto de una manera determinada.

En inglés sencillo: To work, act, or have an effect in a particular way.

• How does this system operate?
• The rule operates differently in practice.
• Several forces operate together to shape the result.

Cómo se usa: operate through something (The scheme operates through a network of local groups.)

Sinónimos: work, function, act

Expresiones frecuentes: operate effectively, operate in practice, operate through something