operar

Borrowed from Late Latin operāre, present active infinitive of operō. Doublet of obrar, which was inherited.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /o.pəˈɾa/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u.pəˈɾa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /o.peˈɾaɾ/

operar (first-person singular present opero, past participle operat)

1. to produce, to achieve
2. to operate (to perform surgery)

• cooperar
• operació
• operador
• operatiu

• “operar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Borrowed from Latin operari, present active infinitive of operor. Cognate of obrar.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧rar

operar (first-person singular present indicative opero, past participle operado)

1. to operate, function

Borrowed from Late Latin operāre, present active infinitive of operō. Doublet of obrar, which was inherited

• IPA^(key): /opeˈɾaɾ/

operar (first-person singular present opero, first-person singular preterite operé, past participle operado)

1. to produce, to achieve

   Synonym: realizar

2. to operate (to perform surgery)
3. to operate (to deal in a commodity)
4. (reflexive) to undergo plastic surgery

   ¿Te has operado de algo? (¿Te has sometido a alguna cirugía estética?)

   Have you undergone some plastic surgery?

   Mi hermana quiere operarse/Mi hermana se quiere operar. (¿Mi hermana quiere someterse a una operación de cirugía estética?)

   My sister wants to undergo a cosmetic surgery operation.

   Dicen que esta actriz porno está operada.

   They say that this porn actress has had plastic surgery.

• cooperar
• operación
• operador
• operativo

• “operar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.