operator

opérateur, exploitant

Personne ou entreprise qui commande une machine ou gère un service.

En anglais simple : A person or company that controls a machine or runs a service.

• The crane operator stopped work.
• Our tour operator arranged the hotel.
• Only trained operators may use this equipment.

Comment l'utiliser : operator of something (The operator of the ferry cancelled the crossing.)

Expressions courantes : machine operator, tour operator, network operator

standardiste, opérateur

Personne qui établit les communications téléphoniques ou aide les gens à passer des appels.

En anglais simple : A person who connects telephone calls or helps people making calls.

• Ask the operator for help.
• The operator connected me to the hospital.
• A switchboard operator answered all incoming calls.

Synonymes : telephonist

Expressions courantes : telephone operator, switchboard operator, ask the operator

opérateur

Signe indiquant une opération à effectuer sur des nombres, comme l’addition ou la division.

En anglais simple : A sign that tells you to do something with numbers, such as add or divide them.

• The plus sign is an operator.
• Choose the correct operator to complete the calculation.
• These operators tell us how to combine the numbers.

Expressions courantes : arithmetic operator, division operator, plus operator

opérateur

En théorie grammaticale, expression liée à une variable ailleurs dans la phrase, souvent un mot interrogatif.

En anglais simple : In grammar theory, an expression linked to a variable elsewhere in a sentence, often a question word.

• The operator binds a variable.
• This analysis places the operator at the front of the clause.
• A null operator links the gap to the noun.

Expressions courantes : wh operator, null operator, relative operator