No. 5,464 in Spanish
operaba
"Operaba" means "was operating" or "used to operate."
In a sentence
El cirujano operaba a los pacientes con mucha precisión.
The surgeon was operating on the patients with great precision.
The word 'operaba' refers to the action of performing surgery, shown in a past continuous tense.
Antes, esa empresa operaba en varios países del mundo.
Previously, that company operated in various countries around the world.
The term 'operaba' describes the company's operational activities in the past.
El espía operaba en secreto durante sus misiones.
The spy operated in secrecy during their missions.
Here, 'operaba' is used to illustrate performing tasks covertly in a past continual manner.
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