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1 racket
A n1 Sport raquette f ;4 ( illegal activity) trafic m ; the drugs racket le trafic des stupéfiants ; he's in on the racket ○ il est dans le coup ○ ; -
2 operate
operate [ˈɒpəreɪt]• commercial banks can now operate in the country les banques commerciales peuvent maintenant opérer dans ce paysb. ( = have effect) [drug, medicine, propaganda] faire effetc. ( = perform surgery) opérer[person] [+ machine, switchboard, brakes] faire marcher ; [+ system] pratiquer ; [+ business, factory] diriger* * *['ɒpəreɪt] 1.transitive verb1) ( run) faire marcher [appliance, vehicle]2) ( enforce) pratiquer [policy, system]; mettre [quelque chose] en vigueur [ban]3) ( manage) gérer [service, radio station]; exploiter [mine, racket]; [bank] avoir [pension plan]2.1) ( do business) opérer2) ( function) marcher3) ( take effect) agir5) ( run) [service] fonctionner6) Medicine opérerto operate on — opérer [person]
to operate on somebody's leg/on somebody for appendicitis — opérer quelqu'un à la jambe/quelqu'un de l'appendicite
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3 operate
operate ['ɒpəreɪt](a) (machine, device) faire fonctionner, faire marcher;∎ my husband doesn't even know how to operate the toaster! mon mari ne sait même pas se servir du grille-pain!;∎ is it possible to operate the radio off the mains? peut-on brancher cette radio sur le secteur?;∎ this clock is battery-operated cette horloge fonctionne avec des piles;∎ a circuit-breaker operates the safety mechanism un disjoncteur actionne ou déclenche le système de sécurité∎ they operate several casinos ils tiennent plusieurs casinos;∎ she operates her business from her home elle fait marcher son affaire depuis son domicile;∎ they operate a protection racket in the neighbourhood ils rackettent les gens du quartier;∎ they operate a system of rent rebates for poorer families ils ont un système de loyers modérés pour les familles les plus démunies∎ it operates by itself ça fonctionne tout seul;∎ this is how colonialism operates voici comment fonctionne le colonialisme;∎ the factory is operating at full capacity l'usine tourne à plein rendement∎ to operate on sb (for sth) opérer qn (de qch);∎ he was operated on for cancer on l'a opéré ou il a été opéré d'un cancer;∎ we'll have to operate il va falloir opérer(c) (be active) opérer;∎ military patrols operate along the border des patrouilles militaires opèrent le long de la frontière;∎ many crooks operate in this part of town de nombreux malfaiteurs sévissent dans ce quartier;∎ the company operates out of Chicago le siège de la société est à Chicago;∎ the company operates in ten countries la société est implantée dans dix pays(d) (produce an effect) opérer, agir;∎ the drug operates on the nervous system le médicament agit sur le système nerveux;∎ the decision has operated against us la décision a joué contre nous;∎ two elements operate in our favour deux éléments jouent en notre faveur(e) (be operative) s'appliquer;∎ the rule doesn't operate in such cases la règle ne s'applique pas à de tels cas;∎ the wage increase will operate from 1 January l'augmentation des salaires prendra effet à partir du 1er janvier -
4 operate
A vtr1 ( run) faire marcher [appliance, machine, vehicle] ;3 ( manage) gérer, diriger [service, radio station] ; exploiter [mine, racket] ; [bank] avoir [pension plan, savings scheme].B vi1 (do business, engage in criminal activity) opérer ; they operate out of London ils ont Londres comme base d'opérations ;2 ( function) marcher, fonctionner ;3 ( take effect) agir ;4 Mil opérer ;6 ( run) fonctionner ; does the shuttle service operate on Saturdays? est-ce que la navette fonctionne le samedi? ;7 Med opérer ; we shall have to operate il faudra opérer ; to operate on opérer [person] ; to be operated on être opéré ; to operate on sb's leg/ear opérer qn à la jambe/l'oreille ; to operate on sb for appendicitis opérer qn de l'appendicite.
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