Bulgarian

Noun

де́ло • ‎(délo) n

1. work, deed, act
2. achievement
3. cause, goal, aim, principle
4. case, lawsuit
5. a 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)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (deed): работа, действие, постъпка
• (achievement): постижение
• (cause): кауза

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Noun

дело • ‎(delo) n ‎(plural дела)

1. work, deed, act

Inflection

Russian

Alternative forms

• дѣ́ло ‎(dě́lo) (Pre-reform orthography)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲelə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Noun

де́ло • ‎(délo) n inan ‎(genitive де́ла, nominative plural дела́, genitive plural дел)

1. affair, matter, concern

   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. (lit. 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)

3. art, science
4. deed, act, action
5. court case
6. cause

   пра́вое де́ло‎ ― právoje délo ― just cause

7. in expessions

   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.

Declension

Derived terms

• в чём де́ло ‎(v čóm délo)
• де́ло в то́м, что ‎(délo v tóm, što)

Related terms

• де́лать ‎(délatʹ)
• деле́ц ‎(deléc)
• делови́тый ‎(delovítyj)
• делово́й ‎(delovój)
• де́льный ‎(délʹnyj)

Etymology 2

Verb

де́ло • ‎(délo)

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

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): дје̏ло
• (Ikavian): dilo

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

де̏ло n ‎(Latin spelling dȅlo)

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

Declension