Engelsk tillægsord: operative | |||
1. | operative being in force or having or exerting force | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Operative regulations. The major tendencies operative in the American political system. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | effective, good, in effect, in force, in operation, operant, operating, operational, working | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | inoperative | ||
2. | operative relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A surgical appendix. A surgical procedure. Operative dentistry. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | surgical | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | postoperative, preoperative | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | medical | ||
3. | operative effective; producing a desired effect | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The operative word. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | important, significant | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unimportant, insignificant | ||
4. | operative (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In running (or working) order. A functional set of brakes. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | functional, running, working | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | functioning | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | malfunctioning, nonfunctional | ||
Engelsk navneord: operative | |||
1. | operative (om person) a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | intelligence agent, intelligence officer, secret agent | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | agent | ||
Mere specifikke termer | agent provocateur, agent-in-place, bridge agent, case officer, codetalker, foot, NOC, provocateur, spy, undercover agent, walk-in, windtalker | ||
2. | operative (om person) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | PI, private detective, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | detective | ||
Mere specifikke termer | hotel detective, house detective, house dick, inquiry agent, store detective | ||