What does opération in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word opération in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use opération in French.

The word opération in French means operation, operation, operation, deal, transaction, intervention, crackdown, clampdown, mode of operation, open heart surgery, binary operation, stock market operation, stock market transaction, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, foreign exchange transaction, foreign exchange operation, sponsorship, thorough search, rescue operation, go-slow operation, go-slow tactic, mathematical operation, military operation, small-change campaign, campaign to appeal to , campaign to win over, by some miracle, operating theatre, operating table. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word opération

operation

nom féminin (mathématiques : mode de calcul) (Maths)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'addition est l'opération arithmétique la plus simple.
Addition is the simplest arithmetic operation.

operation

nom féminin (acte chirurgical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai subi une opération du cœur.
I underwent a heart operation.

operation

nom féminin (intervention) (police)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a eu une opération de police hier. Les commerçants se sont concertés pour monter une opération visant à attirer les clients dans le centre-ville.
There was a police operation yesterday. The shopkeepers worked on a joint operation aiming to attract customers to the downtown area.

deal, transaction

nom féminin (affaire avec profit financier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet achat est une bonne opération.
This purchase is a good deal.

intervention

nom féminin (soutenu (acte, agissement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est arrivé par l'opération du Saint-Esprit.
It happened through the intervention of the Holy Spirit.

crackdown, clampdown

nom féminin (figuré (action énergique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour lutter contre la drogue, la police a organisé une action coup de poing dans ce quartier louche.

mode of operation

nom masculin (cryptographie (manière de traiter un texte) (cryptography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

open heart surgery

nom féminin (opération chirurgicale du cœur) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chirurgien réalisera une opération à cœur ouvert pour sauver le patient.

binary operation

nom féminin (maths : opération à 2 arguments) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stock market operation, stock market transaction

nom féminin (transaction financière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure

nom féminin (intervention de chirurgie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foreign exchange transaction, foreign exchange operation

nom féminin (conversion de monnaie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On perd toujours un peu lors des opérations de change.

sponsorship

nom féminin (parrainage, subventionnement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les opérations de mécénat sont une bonne campagne de promotion.

thorough search

nom féminin (recherche minutieuse à plusieurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les voisins m'aident à une opération de ratissage pour retrouver mes clefs.

rescue operation

nom féminin (actions pour sauver des gens)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une opération de sauvetage est montée pour retrouver deux alpinistes.

go-slow operation, go-slow tactic

nom féminin (ralentissement autoroutier volontaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mathematical operation

nom féminin (calcul)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

military operation

nom féminin (intervention armée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

small-change campaign

nom masculin (récupération de petite monnaie) (French charity project)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

campaign to appeal to , campaign to win over

nom féminin (figuré (campagne commerciale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

by some miracle

locution adverbiale (familier, ironique (miraculeusement) (ironic)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

operating theatre

nom féminin (bloc opératoire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

operating table

nom féminin (table où opérer un patient)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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