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operación

operation

noun oh-peh-rah-SYOHN Common
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

surgery

Usage Note

Operación covers a military operation (operación militar), a financial transaction (operación bancaria), a surgical procedure (una operación de rodilla), and a mathematical operation. The verb is operar ('to operate'). In informal speech, una operación often specifically means a surgical operation, so context is important to avoid ambiguity.

Examples

"La operación duró tres horas."

Natural Translation

The surgery lasted three hours.

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