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ele operou

operated on

→ operar
oper operate; work + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #34,837
operated on In Portuguese, the person or body part operated on is the direct object; English uses “on.”
PO: O médico operou meu joelho ontem.
EN: The doctor operated on my knee yesterday.
Conjugation of operar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third operou —

O Dr. Fell o operou ontem.

Dr. Fell operated on him yesterday.

— Durante a Tormenta (2018)

Ele deve a vida ao médico que o operou.

He owes his life to the doctor who operated on him.

Eu devo a minha vida ao médico que me operou naquele dia.

I owe my life to the doctor who operated on me that day.

O próprio professor Pokrovskiy operou sua úlcera.

Professor Pokrovskiy himself operated on his ulcer.

— Служебный роман (1977)

E o professor Quadri foi quem operou.

And Professor Quadri was the one who performed the surgery.

— O Conformista (1971)

Ele operou a perna esquerda.

He had surgery on his left leg.