See also: дёло and дѣло

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛɫo]
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Noun

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де́ло (délon

  1. work, deed, act
    Synonyms: работа (rabota), действие (dejstvie), постъпка (postǎpka)
  2. achievement
    Synonym: постижение (postiženie)
  3. cause, goal, aim, principle
    Synonym: кауза (kauza)
  4. case, lawsuit
  5. particular discipline or branch of learning, science
    аптечно делоaptečno delopharmacy
    военно делоvoenno delomilitary science
  6. file (a collection of papers collated and archived together)

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

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дело (delon (plural дела, relational adjective деловен)

  1. work, deed, act

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singular plural
indefinite дело (delo) дела (dela)
definite unspecified делото (deloto) делата (delata)
definite proximal делово (delovo) делава (delava)
definite distal делоно (delono) делана (delana)
vocative дело (delo) дела (dela)

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo, from Proto-Slavic *děti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, whence English do, deed, deem, doom, and via Latin, fact and affair.

Other cognates include, via Ancient Greek, English theme, thesis, Sanskrit दधाति (dadhāti, to put) Sanskrit धातृ (dhātṛ, creator) and धातु (dhātu, layer, element, root).

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де́ло (délon inan (genitive де́ла, nominative plural дела́, genitive plural дел, relational adjective делово́й, diminutive де́льце)

  1. affair, matter, concern
    Министе́рство иностра́нных делMinistérstvo inostránnyx delMinistry of Foreign Affairs
    У меня́ сложи́лась карти́на основны́х фа́ктов по э́тому де́лу.
    U menjá složílasʹ kartína osnovnýx fáktov po étomu délu.
    I have a grip of the essential facts of this case.
    (literally, “A picture of core facts to this case took shape for me.”)
  2. work, business
    Как дела́?Kak delá?How are you? (informal)
    Как дела́ иду́т?Kak delá idút?How are you? (formal)
    идти по деламidti po delamgo about business.
    Я к Вам по деламJa k Vam po delamI'm here on business.
  3. art, science
    золоты́х дел ма́стерzolotýx del mástera master goldsmith (literally, “a master of the golden arts”)
    го́рное де́лоgórnoje délomining (literally, “mountain science”)
  4. deed, act, action
  5. (law) case, investigation
    На него́ заведено́ уголо́вное де́ло.Na nevó zavedenó ugolóvnoje délo.He is the subject of a criminal case.
  6. (law enforcement) file, dossier
    вы́писка из его́ ли́чного де́лаvýpiska iz jevó líčnovo délaa copy of a page from his police file
  7. cause
    пра́вое де́лоprávoje délojust cause
  8. in expressions
    Не де́ло.Ne délo.That's not a good idea.
    Но де́ло да́же не в э́том.No délo dáže ne v étom.It's not even that. / That's not even what the problem is.
    Э́то де́ло не хи́трое.Éto délo ne xítroje.It is very simple; A child could do it.
    Я в де́ле!Ja v déle!I'm in! / Count me in!
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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де́ло (délo)

  1. neuter singular past indicative perfective of деть (detʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

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  • IPA(key): /dêlo/
  • Hyphenation: де‧ло

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де̏ло n (Latin spelling dȅlo)

  1. work
  2. piece of work
  3. deed, act

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