prodělat

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech prodělati, from pro- +‎ dělat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: pro‧dě‧lat
  • Rhymes: -at

Verb

prodělat pf (imperfective prodělávat)

  1. to undergo, to absolve
    Synonym: podstoupit
    Prodělala operaci.She underwent an operation.
  2. to endure something (esp. sickness)
    Johan musel prodělat bronchitidu.Johan had to endure bronchitis.
  3. to lose money (on something), to suffer a financial loss
    Aleš včera všechny naše těžce vydělaný prachy prodělal na slotech!Aleš lost all our hardly earned money on slot machines!

Derived terms

Further reading

  • prodělati”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • prodělati”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • prodělat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025