 | English  | German | |
| – |
 | tech. to operate sth. | 2103 etw. bedienen [Maschine, Gerät] | |
| to operate sth. [manage, run] | 1651 etw. betreiben | |
| to operate | 1005 agieren | |
| med. to operate | 975 schneiden [ugs.] | |
| to operate | 723 operieren [auch mil., med.] | |
| tech. to operate sth. [brakes, lever etc.] | 613 etw. betätigen | |
| to operate | 600 funktionieren | |
| electr. tech. to operate | 511 arbeiten | |
| to operate | 481 wirken [Medizin etc.] | |
| to operate sth. [control sth.] | 425 etw.Akk. steuern | |
| to operate | 423 laufen [funktionieren, z. B. Anlage, Uhr, Zählwerk] | |
| to operate sth. [handle] | 408 etw. handhaben | |
| to operate | 356 einwirken | |
| to operate sth. | 355 etw. unterhalten [betreiben] | |
| electr. to operate | 339 ansprechen [z. B. Kontakte, Relais] | |
| electr. to operate | 331 anziehen [ansprechen] | |
| naut. to operate sth. [ships] | 311 etw. bereedern | |
| to operate [act, proceed] | 49 vorgehen [handeln] | |
| to operate sth. [manage] | 15 etw. führen [Geschäft] | |
| to operate [be in operation] | in Betrieb sein | |
| to operate [on/by sth.] [be powered by sth.] | betrieben werden [mit etwas, z. B. Wasserkraft] | |
| to operate [theory, plan etc.] | sich auswirken | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to co-operate | mitwirken | |
| to co-operate | zusammenarbeiten | |
| to operate against sth. | gegen etw. arbeiten | |
| to operate as | tätig sein als | |
| to operate economically | sparsam wirtschaften | |
| econ. to operate economically [factory etc.] | wirtschaftlich betreiben [Fabrik etc.] | |
| to operate electrically | elektrisch betreiben | |
| to operate immediately | sofort bewirken | |
| to operate jointly | gemeinsam verfügen | |
| to operate mechanically | mechanisch betätigen | |
| med. to operate on sb. | jdn. operieren | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| electr. operate condition [e.g. relay] [IEC 60050] | Arbeitsstellung {f} [z. B. Relais] [IEC 60050] | |
| electr. operate time | Ansprechzeit {f} [Relais] | |
| electr. operate value | Ansprechwert {m} | |
| electr. operate value [e.g. relay] [IEC 60050] | Arbeitswert {m} [z. B. Relais] [IEC 60050] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| brakes operate unevenly | Bremsen arbeiten ungleichmäßig | |
| easy to operate {adj} | leicht zu bedienen [nur prädikativ] | |
| easy to operate {adj} [postpos.] | bedienerfreundlich | |
| easy to operate {adj} [postpos.] | leicht zu bedienend [attr.] | |
| tech. ready to operate {adj} [in working condition] | betriebsfähig | |
| ready-to-operate {adj} | betriebsbereit | |
| safe to operate {adj} | betriebssicher | |
| unsafe to operate {adj} | betriebsunsicher | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to operate a business | ein Geschäft betreiben | |
| to operate a business | ein Geschäft führen | |
| to operate a business | ein Geschäft leiten | |
| to operate a factory | eine Fabrik betreiben | |
| to operate a machine | eine Maschine bedienen | |
