verb🔗ShareFonctionner, opérerTo perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act."The coffee machine operates with the push of a button. "La machine à café fonctionne en appuyant sur un bouton.workactionmachinetechnicalprocessenergyfunctionabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFonctionner, agirTo produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially to take appropriate effect on the human system."The medicine operates to lower his fever. "Le médicament agit pour faire baisser sa fièvre.physiologymedicinebodyorganismfunctionsystemactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgir sur, influencerTo act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence."The speaker's powerful story of overcoming hardship operates on our emotions, leaving many in tears. "Le récit puissant du conférencier sur la façon de surmonter les difficultés agit sur nos émotions, laissant beaucoup de personnes en larmes.mindphilosophymoralactionbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOpérerTo perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc."The surgeon operates on patients with appendicitis to remove their infected appendix. "Le chirurgien opère les patients atteints d'appendicite pour leur retirer l'appendice infecté.medicinebodyactiontechnicalanatomyhumanprocessfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOpérer, spéculerTo deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits."My uncle operates in the gold market, hoping to make a profit from price changes. "Mon oncle opère sur le marché de l'or, espérant faire un profit des variations de prix.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProduire, causerTo produce, as an effect; to cause."The heavy rain operates to flood the streets. "La forte pluie produit l'inondation des rues.functionprocessactiontechnologymachineindustrybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFonctionner, opérerTo put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work."to operate a machine"faire fonctionner une machinefunctionmachinesystemtechnologybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
