Grammatical class

Verb

opérer

(transitive) to operate (on)

Details

Syllables

o-pé-rer

Phonetics

o.pe.ʁe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

5847

Freq. (movies)

2778

Freq. (news)

7449

Sentences

Il m'a fallu opérer un choix.

I had to make a choice.

A1

C'est dans cet hôpital que Dan s'est fait opérer.

It was in this hospital that Dan had his operation.

A1

Il te suffit d'opérer un petit tour de passe-passe comptable pour faire croire aux gens que ton entreprise est rentable.

All you need is a little sleight of hand in your accounting to make people think your company is profitable.

A1

Sami vient de se faire opérer.

Sami has just had an operation.

A2

J'ai eu une tumeur de l'estomac et j'ai dû la faire opérer.

I got a stomach tumor and had to have it operated on.

A2

Des tire-laines peuvent opérer dans ce coin.

Pickpockets may operate in this area.

B1

Tom espérait que les médecins lui diraient qu'il n'aurait finalement pas besoin de se faire opérer.

Tom hoped that the doctors would tell him that he didn't need the surgery after all.

B1