operative

1. Effectual or important.

   He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.

   де́йственныйdéjstvennyj, эффекти́вныйeffektívnyj

2. Functional, in working order.

   де́йствующийdéjstvujuščij, рабо́тающийrabótajuščij, рабо́чийrabóčij

3. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.

   an operative motive

   being in force or having or exerting force

4. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.

   an operative dose, rule, or penalty

   effective; producing a desired effect

5. Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.

   operative surgery

1. An undercover operative infiltrated the organization.

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2. Sami was an undercover police operative.

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3. I am a post-operative transsexual woman.

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4. There was also a general paucity of trained operatives.

   deEs gab auch einen allgemeinen Mangel an ausgebildeten Arbeitern.

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5. Mary's post-operative abdominal pain was caused by the surgeon leaving a surgical instrument inside her.

   deMarias postoperative Schmerzen waren dadurch verursacht, dass der Chirurg ein Instrument in ihrem Bauch vergessen hatte.

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