Translation examples
verb
C'erano delle singole bande che operavano a modo loro.
You have individual gangs operating in some kind of ad hoc manner.
Troy ha detto che operavano vicino a Santa Barbara.
Troy said they used to operate out of Santa Barbara.
In pratica i pirati operavano in un ambiente perfetto per negoziare.
The pirates were operating almost in a perfect negotiating environment.
Brian O'Blivion e' morto mentre lo operavano, 11 mesi fa.
Brian O'Blivion died quietly on an operating table 11 months ago.
- Da quanto tempo operavano in quella casa?
How long were they operating out of that house? Not long.
Operavano da soli, pagati con soldi del narcotraffico.
Operating on their own. Bought and paid for with Colombian drug money.
Abbiamo scoperto che operavano da una vecchia stazione satellitare.
We found out they were using an old satellite station to operate out of.
Beh, ma operavano sotto l'autorità delle forze di sicurezza colombiane?
Well, they were operating under the authority of the Colombian DAS, were they not?
verb
Già, ho smaltito un po' di lavoro, mentre operavano Mark.
Uh, yeah, I got some work done while Mark was in surgery.
Scusa... Ho bisogno di sapere chi erano i chirurgi plastici fuorilegge che operavano in Florida negli anni settantasette, settantotto.
Sorry, but I need the names of all the plastic surgeons... who worked in Florida from '77 to '78.
Erano nicaraguensi che operavano per l'esercito della CIA.
These were Nicaraguans working for the CIA-run army.
Kurtwell e Belardo si conoscono perché operavano entrambi a New York, tutto qui.
Kurtwell and Belardo know each other because they both worked in New York, and that's all.
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