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2 Translation results for operative in Spanish

adjective | noun

operative adjective

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vigente, en vigor; operativo; quirurgico

Example sentences of
operative adjective

  • •The factory must pass inspection before it becomes operative.
  • •The telephone system is now fully operative.
  • •If I go, I will bring a salad. “If,” however, is the operative word, since I am not sure that I can go.
  • •If I go, I will bring a salad. "If," however, is the operative word, since I am not sure that I can go.
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Synonyms of
operative adjective

operating, surgical, working

operative noun

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operatives
operario; espía

Example sentences of
operative noun

  • •CIA operatives take terrible risks to find out the secrets of foreign countries.
  • •set in the 1930s, the novel is about a washed-out operative working for a third-rate detective agency
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Reverse translation for operative

vigente  - valid, in force 
en vigor
operativo  - operating, operative 
quirurgico  - surgical, operating 
operario  - laborer, worker 
espía  - spy 
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