opero

From LSJ

λαγὼς τὸν περὶ τῶν κρεῶν δρόμον τρέχει → save one's bacon, save one's neck, save one's skin

Source

Latin > English

opero operare, operavi, operatus V :: work
opero opero operare, operavi, operatus V :: operate (math.)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ŏpĕro: āvi, 1, v. a., post-class. collat. form of operor, q. v.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ŏpĕrō, āvī, ātum, āre, c. operor : Cassiod. Hist. eccl. 10, 33.

Latin > German (Georges)

opero, āvī, ātum, āre, ins Werk setzen, bereiten, Cassiod. hist. eccl. 10, 33. Commodian. instr. 1, 30, 14. Chalcid. Tim. 238: Partiz. operātus, Tert. de praescr. haer. 29. Lact. 7, 27, 4.