operate on

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner la réalisation d'une procédure chirurgicale sur un patient ou, plus largement, l'exercice d'une action contrôlée sur un système ou un objet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate performing a surgical procedure on a patient or, more broadly, performing a controlled action on a system or object.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Perform surgeryformalmedical

   To perform a medical procedure on a patient to treat an injury or disease.

   opérer (chirurgicalement)

   • The surgeon will operate on the patient's heart tomorrow.
   • They operated on her knee to repair the torn ligament.
   • The doctor decided to operate on the tumor immediately.

   Synonymesopen up

2. Influence or affectformal

   To have an effect on something or someone, often in a psychological or emotional way.

   agir sur

   • The propaganda operated on the fears of the population.
   • The therapist's words operated on his subconscious mind.
   • The new law operates on the principle of fairness.

   Synonymesact onaffectimpactinfluencework on

Verbe de baseoperate