opérer
French → English
(medicine) To operate: to perform a medical procedure involving instruments on a patient's body
Le chirurgien a dû opérer le patient en urgence après l'accident de la route.
(English) The surgeon had to operate on the patient urgently after the road accident.
Elle s'est fait opérer de la cataracte dans une clinique spécialisée de la capitale.
(English) She had surgery for a cataract in a specialized clinic in the capital.
(general) To take effect: to act or produce the expected physical or emotional result; to work
Le charme de sa parole a fini par opérer sur son auditoire attentif et silencieux.
(English) The charm of his speech finally took effect on his attentive and silent audience.
Ce remède traditionnel opère lentement mais efficacement contre la forte fièvre.
(English) This traditional remedy works slowly but effectively against high fever.
Entry ID: fr:en:opérer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary