Operating in different languages

Operating in Different Languages

Discover 'Operating' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Operating


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Afrikaans
bedryf
Albanian
që veprojnë
Amharic
እየሰራ
Arabic
التشغيل
Armenian
գործող
Assamese
অপাৰেটিং
Aymara
operación luraña
Azerbaijani
fəaliyyət göstərir
Bambara
opereli kɛli
Basque
funtzionatzen
Belarusian
аперацыйная
Bengali
অপারেটিং
Bhojpuri
संचालित हो रहल बा
Bosnian
operativni
Bulgarian
работещ
Catalan
operant
Cebuano
operating
Chinese (Simplified)
操作
Chinese (Traditional)
操作
Corsican
funziunamentu
Croatian
operativni
Czech
provozní
Danish
i drift
Dhivehi
އޮޕަރޭޓް ކުރަމުންނެވެ
Dogri
संचालन करना
Dutch
werken
English
operating
Esperanto
funkcianta
Estonian
tegutsevad
Ewe
dɔwɔwɔ
Filipino (Tagalog)
nagpapatakbo
Finnish
toiminnassa
French
en fonctionnement
Frisian
operearje
Galician
operativo
Georgian
მოქმედი
German
betriebs
Greek
λειτουργικός
Guarani
operación rehegua
Gujarati
સંચાલન
Haitian Creole
opere
Hausa
aiki
Hawaiian
ke hoʻohana nei
Hebrew
הפעלה
Hindi
ऑपरेटिंग
Hmong
kev khiav hauj lwm
Hungarian
üzemeltetési
Icelandic
starfa
Igbo
na-arụ ọrụ
Ilocano
nga ag-operate
Indonesian
pengoperasian
Irish
ag feidhmiú
Italian
operativo
Japanese
オペレーティング
Javanese
operasi
Kannada
ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ
Kazakh
жұмыс істейді
Khmer
ប្រតិបត្ដិការ
Kinyarwanda
gukora
Konkani
संचालन करप
Korean
운영
Krio
we dɛn de ɔpreshɔn
Kurdish
xebitandin
Kurdish (Sorani)
کارکردن
Kyrgyz
иштеп жатат
Lao
ປະຕິບັດງານ
Latin
operating
Latvian
darbojas
Lingala
kosala mosala
Lithuanian
veikiantis
Luganda
okukola emirimu
Luxembourgish
operéiert
Macedonian
работат
Maithili
संचालन कर रहे
Malagasy
fandidiana
Malay
beroperasi
Malayalam
പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു
Maltese
joperaw
Maori
whakahaere
Marathi
कार्यरत
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯑꯣꯄꯔꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫
Mizo
operating a ni
Mongolian
үйл ажиллагаа явуулж байна
Myanmar (Burmese)
operating
Nepali
अपरेटिंग
Norwegian
opererer
Nyanja (Chichewa)
ntchito
Odia (Oriya)
ଅପରେଟିଂ
Oromo
socho’aa jiru
Pashto
چلول
Persian
عملیاتی
Polish
operacyjny
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
operativo
Punjabi
ਓਪਰੇਟਿੰਗ
Quechua
operando nisqa
Romanian
operare
Russian
действующий
Samoan
faʻagaioiga
Sanskrit
संचालनम्
Scots Gaelic
ag obair
Sepedi
go šoma
Serbian
оперативни
Sesotho
sebetsa
Shona
kushanda
Sindhi
آپريٽنگ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
මෙහෙයුම්
Slovak
prevádzkové
Slovenian
delujejo
Somali
shaqeynaya
Spanish
operando
Sundanese
operasi
Swahili
kufanya kazi
Swedish
fungerar
Tagalog (Filipino)
pagpapatakbo
Tajik
амалкунанда
Tamil
இயங்குகிறது
Tatar
эшли
Telugu
ఆపరేటింగ్
Thai
ปฏิบัติการ
Tigrinya
ስርሒት ምህላዉ
Tsonga
ku tirha
Turkish
işletme
Turkmen
işleýär
Twi (Akan)
adwumayɛ
Ukrainian
діючий
Urdu
آپریٹنگ
Uyghur
مەشغۇلات
Uzbek
operatsion
Vietnamese
điều hành
Welsh
yn gweithredu
Xhosa
iyasebenza
Yiddish
אַפּערייטינג
Yoruba
ṣiṣẹ
Zulu
iyasebenza

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "bedryf" in Afrikaans has Germanic origins, related to the German "betrieb" and the Dutch "bedrijf", and can also mean "business" or "occupation."
AlbanianThe Albanian word "që veprojnë" also means "that work" or "that are working" depending on context.
AmharicThe word "እየሰራ" in Amharic can also refer to "in progress" or "underway".
ArabicThe word "التشغيل" can also refer to the process of preparing a machine or system for use or the act of putting something into operation.
BasqueThe Basque word funtzionatzen comes from the Latin "functio" and is related to the English word "function".
Belarusian"Аперацыйная": surgical department in a hospital — derivative of 'operation', a term used for military activities.
BengaliThe word "অপারেটিং" also means "acting" or "effective".
BosnianThe word 'operative' in Bosnian can also refer to a surgical procedure.
Bulgarian"работещ" can also mean functioning, current, or active in Bulgarian.
Catalan"Operant" comes from the Latin word "operari" (to work), thus it's related to the act or process of working.
CebuanoIn Cebuano, "operating" can also mean "working" or "running".
Chinese (Simplified)操作 comes from 动, meaning "to move" or "to act", and 作, meaning "work" or "task". This gives the original meaning of "to put into action" or "to perform work".
Chinese (Traditional)操作 in traditional Chinese can also means a "move" in chess
CorsicanIn Corsica, "funziunamentu" may also refer to the state of a device or system when it is active or in use.
CroatianThe Croatian word "operativni" comes from the Latin word "operari", meaning "to work" or "to perform."
CzechThe word "provozní" in Czech is derived from the verb "provozovat" (to operate), and can also mean "manager" or "operator".
DanishThe Danish word "i drift" can also mean "in operation" or "in motion".
DutchThe word "werken" can also mean "to work" or "to function" in Dutch.
EsperantoEsperanto's "funkcianta" can also mean "in working order".
EstonianThe word "tegutsevad" in Estonian can also mean "acting" or "working".
FinnishToiminnassa is derived from the Finnish word 'toimi', which means 'function' or 'action'.
FrenchIn French, "en fonctionnement" can also mean "in working order" or "up and running."
FrisianThe word "operearje" in Frisian also means "working" or "processing".
GalicianIn Galician, "operativo" can also mean "effective" or "efficient".
GermanThe German word "Betriebs" can also refer to a business or an enterprise.
GreekThe word "λειτουργικός" ("operating") in Greek can also refer to a "liturgy" or "religious service."
GujaratiThe Gujarati word 'સંચાલન' can also refer to 'management' or 'control'.
Haitian CreoleThis word originally derives from the Latin word "operari" meaning "to work."
Hausa"Aiki" is also the Hausa cognate for the Yoruba word "aisha", which means "life".
HawaiianThe word "ke hoʻohana nei" has alternate meanings of "currently in use" and "that which is being used" in Hawaiian.
HebrewThe word 'הפעלה' ('operating') in Hebrew also means 'manipulation' or 'exploitation'.
HindiThe word "ऑपरेटिंग" comes from the Latin word "operari", meaning "to work".
HmongThe Hmong word "kev khiav hauj lwm" can also refer to the act of driving a vehicle.
HungarianThe word "üzemeltetési" can be traced back to the Hungarian word "üzemeltet", meaning "to operate".
IcelandicThe word "starfa" in Icelandic also means "to work", "to run", or "to function."
IgboThe Igbo word "na-arụ ọrụ" has a different meaning when used in the context of surgery compared to its general meaning of "operating".
IndonesianPengoperasian shares etymology with 'manipulasi' and refers to influencing, controlling, and directing something or someone actively.
ItalianThe word 'operativo' in Italian also means 'operative', 'effective', or 'functional'.
JapaneseThe word "オペレーティング" (operating) can also refer to the process of running or controlling a machine or system.
JavaneseThe Javanese word "operasi" can also mean "action" or "activity".
Korean운영 can also mean 'navigation' or 'operation' in Korean.
KurdishThe word also means "to manage" and "to handle" in Kurdish.
KyrgyzИштеп жатат in Kyrgyz is also used to express the state of being occupied, engaged, or busy.
LatinThe word "operare" in Latin means "to create or produce".
LatvianThe Latvian word "darbojas" originated from the Proto-Indo-European root *werǵ-, meaning "to work", and is related to the English word "work" and the German word "wirken".
Lithuanian'Veikiantis' is also a present active participle of the verb 'veikti' (to act, to operate).
MacedonianBulgarian "работа" - to work, from Proto-Slavic *orbota, from Proto-Indo-European root *h₃erǵʰ-, meaning "to work, move" and is found in words like "energy" or "erect".
MalagasyFandidiana is derived from the term "fandihy", meaning "to operate", and "ana", meaning "to do". It can also refer to "functioning" or "moving".
MalayThe word "beroperasi" can also mean "in operation" or "functioning".
Maltese"Jopera" is derived from the Italian "operare" (to work), and is a false cognate of the English "operating" (working).
MaoriWhakahaere can also mean 'to manage', 'to administer', 'to conduct', or 'to carry out'.
MarathiThe Sanskrit root of "कार्यरत" is "कार्य," meaning "work" or "activity."
Myanmar (Burmese)In Myanmar, the word "operating" can also refer to the process of managing or running a business or organization.
NepaliThe word 'अपरेटिंग' is derived from the Latin word 'operare', which means 'to work' or 'to do'.
NorwegianOpererer is also used as the present tense of operere, meaning to perform a procedure.
Nyanja (Chichewa)Ntchito, in Nyanja, is derived from the root word 'chita' which means 'to see, look at, observe' and is often used to describe a process or action that involves some form of observation or examination.
PashtoThe Pashto word "چلول" ('operating') may also refer to a medical surgical procedure.
Persianعملیاتی not only means "operating" but also refers to "practicable" and "functional" in Persian.
PolishOperacyjny also means "effective" in Polish, and is related to the word "operować" (to operate), meaning "to function" or "to work."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)The Portuguese word "operativo" can also mean "policeman" in Brazil.
PunjabiThe word "ਓਪਰੇਟਿੰਗ" is derived from the Latin word "operare", meaning "to work" or "to perform an action". It can also refer to the system or mechanism that controls the operation of a device or system.
RomanianThe Romanian word "operare" comes from the Latin word "operari" meaning "to work" and can also mean "to operate a machine" or "to perform surgery"
Russian"Действующий" can also mean "current" or "valid" in Russian.
SamoanLiterally means "to cause to act" or "to make work"
Scots GaelicThe Gaelic word “ag obair” translates to “working” in English.
SerbianThe word "оперативни" can also mean "operational" or "active" in Serbian.
Sesotho"Sebetsa" comes from the Proto-Bantu word "*seβeδa" meaning "to work".
ShonaThe word "kushanda" in Shona is derived from the verb "kushanda", which means "to work" or "to make."
SindhiThe word "آپريٽنگ" is derived from the Latin word "operari", meaning "to work".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word 'මෙහෙයුම්' can also refer to 'operations' or 'activities' in the context of business and management.
SlovakIn Slovak, "prevádzkové" has additional meanings, including "business day hours" and "workshop."
SlovenianThe word 'delujejo' is also used in a transferred sense meaning to 'have an effect' or 'have a consequence'.
SomaliThe word "shaqeynaya" can also mean "working" or "functioning" in Somali.
SpanishSpanish "operando" can also mean "operand" (input data for math operations).
SundaneseThe word "operasi" in Sundanese has a different meaning than the English word "operating", referring to a traditional herbal medicine practice of rubbing specific herbs on the body to relieve pain or discomfort.
SwahiliIn addition to its literal meaning, "kufanya kazi" can figuratively refer to any form of work or effort.
SwedishThe word "fungerar" in Swedish can also mean "is working", "functions", "is operational", and "is in operation".
TajikThe word “амалкунанда” can also mean “to perform” or “to carry out” in Tajik.
TeluguThe Telugu word "ఆపరేటింగ్" ("operating") can also refer to the process of running a business or organization.
Thai"ปฏิบัติการ" also means "action" or "undertaking" in Thai.
TurkishThe Turkish word "işletme" can also refer to "facility" or "establishment"
Ukrainian"Діючий" comes from the Old Slavic word "dĕjь", which means "to do" or "to work".
Urduآپریٹنگ comes from the French word
UzbekThe Uzbek word "operatsion" can also mean "surgery" or "action"
Vietnamese"Điều hành" also means "management" or "supervision".
WelshThe Welsh word yn gweithredu can also mean 'functioning', 'operating', or 'in action'.
Xhosa"Iyasebenza" can also mean "it is working" or "it is functioning" in Xhosa.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "אַפּערייטינג" (operating) also means "to run or manage something", as in a business or organization.
YorubaThe word "ṣiṣẹ" means "working" rather than operating in Yoruba.
ZuluIyasebenza also means 'to be in full force' or 'to be in power' in Zulu.
EnglishThe word "operating" also means "effective at the present time."

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