Sentence examples of "operate" in English

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Translations: all11 fonctionner3 opérer3 faire marcher1 manipuler1 gérer1 other translations2

The lawn mower needs gas to operate. La tondeuse à gazon a besoin d'essence pour fonctionner.

Pickpockets may operate in this area. Les voleurs à la tire peuvent opérer dans cette zone.

Tom knows how to operate practically any mode of transportation. Tom sait comment faire marcher pratiquement n'importe quel moyen de transport.

Do you know how to operate a computer? Sais-tu comment manipuler un ordinateur ?

I can't figure out how to operate this machine. Je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment faire fonctionner cet engin.

When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean. Quand de violents extrémistes opèrent dans un coin de montagne, des gens sont mis en danger de l'autre coté de l'océan.

We can not be too careful in operating a nuclear power plant. Nous ne serons jamais trop prudents pour faire fonctionner une centrale nucléaire.

I got a stomach tumor and had to have it operated on. J'ai eu une tumeur de l'estomac et j'ai dû la faire opérer.

Hardware RAID is not managed directly by the operating system but by a dedicated card, called a RAID controller. Le RAID matériel n'est pas géré directement par le système d'exploitation mais par une carte dédiée, appelée contrôleur RAID.

Could you tell me how to operate this word processor? Pouvez-vous me dire comment utiliser ce logiciel de traitement de texte ?

I don't know how to operate a spinning wheel. Je ne sais pas me servir d'un rouet.

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