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From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

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де́ло • (délo) n

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 дело ― aptečno delo ― pharmacy

   военно дело ― voenno delo ― military science

6. file (a collection of papers collated and archived together)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

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дело • (delo) n (plural дела, relational adjective деловен)

1. work, deed, act

• дѣ́ло (dě́lo) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

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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”).

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

1. affair, matter, concern

   Министе́рство иностра́нных дел ― Ministérstvo inostránnyx del ― Ministry 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 делам ― idti po delam ― go about business.

   Я к Вам по делам ― Ja k Vam po delam ― I'm here on business.

3. art, science

   золоты́х дел ма́стер ― zolotýx del máster ― a master goldsmith (literally, “a master of the golden arts”)

   го́рное де́ло ― górnoje délo ― mining (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 де́ла ― výpiska iz jevó líčnovo déla ― a copy of a page from his police file

7. cause

   пра́вое де́ло ― právoje délo ― just 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!

Compounds:

• де́ло нехи́трое n (délo nexítroje), нехи́трое де́ло n (nexítroje délo)

Phrases

Proverbs

• де́лу — вре́мя, поте́хе — час (délu — vrémja, potéxe — čas)
• дурно́е де́ло нехи́трое (durnóje délo nexítroje)
• ко́нчил де́ло — гуля́й сме́ло (kónčil délo — guljáj smélo)

• → Kildin Sami: (obsolete or dialectal) тя̄лл (teall)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

де́ло • (délo)

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

• дје̏ло (Ijekavian)
• dilo (Ikavian)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

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

де̏ло n (Latin spelling dȅlo)

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