operador
operadór with stress marks
operator (machine/telephone)
Usage Note
Operador is borrowed from Spanish 'operador' and refers to a person who operates machinery or a telephone exchange. The term was widely used during the era of switchboard systems in the Philippines, and today appears in industrial and telecommunications contexts alongside the English form operator.
Examples
" Tinawagan niya ang operador. "
Natural Translation
He called the operator.
Literal Translation
Called he the operator.
" Tinawagan niya ang operador para humingi ng tulong. "
Natural Translation
He/she called the operator to ask for help.
Literal Translation
Called he/she the operator to ask of help.
" Noong hindi pa uso ang cellphone, ang operador ang tumutulong sa mga taong gustong makipag-usap sa malayong lugar. "
Natural Translation
Back when cellphones were not yet common, the operator was the one who helped people wanting to talk to those in faraway places.
Literal Translation
Before not yet trendy the cellphone, the operator the helping to the people wanting talk to faraway place.
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