operarse

operarse

► verbo pronominal

1 MEDICINA to have an operation

■ se ha operado del corazón he has had a heart operation

2 (producirse) to come about

■ se han operado grandes cambios en el país the country has undergone many changes

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to have an operation

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VPR

1) (=producirse) to occur, come about

se han operado grandes cambios — great changes have been made o have come about, there have been great changes

2) (Med) to have an operation (de for)

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(v.) = go under + the knife

Ex. But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.

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(v.) = go under + the knife

Ex: But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.

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■operarse verbo reflexivo
1 Med to have an operation
2 (efectuarse) to occur, take place
Observa que en la voz pasiva el verbo to operate necesita la preposición on: Le operaron aquí. He was operated on here.
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operar

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vpr

1. [enfermo] to be operated on, to have an operation;

operarse de algo: se ha operado de un tumor he's had an operation to remove a tumour;

me voy a operarse del hígado I'm going to have an operation on my liver;

se va a tener que operarse del estómago she's going to have to have a stomach operation;

Comp

Fam

¡por mí como si se operan! I couldn't care less what they do!

2. [cambio] to occur, to come about

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operarse

v/r

1 MED have an operation (de on)

2 de un cambio occur

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vr

1) : to come about, to take place

2) : to have an operation

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operarse vb to have an operation

me tengo que operar del riñón I've got to have a kidney operation