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operato

conduct

noun oh-peh-RAH-toh Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

actions

Usage Note

Operato (noun) refers to the actions or conduct of a person, especially in a professional or public role: giudicare l'operato di un ministro ('to judge a minister's conduct'). It is a nominalisation of operare (to operate/work). Do not confuse it with operato as a past participle ('operated/worked'). Plural: gli operati (rare in the abstract sense).

Examples

"Il parlamento ha valutato l'operato del governo."

Natural Translation

Parliament evaluated the government's conduct.

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