Sentence examples of "operate" in English

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Tom can operate a forklift. Tom kann einen Gabelstapler bedienen.
The doctor decided to operate at once. Der Doktor entschied sofort zu operieren.
The lawn mower needs gas to operate. Der Rasenmäher braucht Benzin, um zu funktionieren.
Can you operate a manual transmission? Kannst du eine Getriebe per Hand bedienen?
No one can operate this machine. Niemand kann diese Maschine bedienen.
I don't know how to operate a spinning wheel. Ich weiß nicht, wie man ein Spinnrad bedient.
He was operated on yesterday. Er wurde gestern operiert.
We had to sell the building because for years we operated it in the red. Wir mussten das Gebäude verkaufen, weil wir es jahrelang mit Verlust betrieben haben.
Tom doesn't have enough experience to operate a train. Tom hat nicht genug Erfahrung, um einen Zug zu fahren.
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