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funcionamiento

functioning

noun foonk-syoh-nah-MYEHN-toh Less Common
People & Society Government

Also means

operation

Usage Note

Funcionamiento denotes the way something works or operates: el buen funcionamiento del sistema (the proper functioning of the system). The phrase en funcionamiento means 'in operation' or 'up and running'. It derives from the verb funcionar.

Examples

"El funcionamiento de la máquina es sencillo."

Natural Translation

The operation of the machine is simple.

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