very often used word (#56)
Translation
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1.affair, business, pursuit, cause, deed, act, work, things, matter, case, file, dossier, battle, fighting
affair
Also: business, pursuit, cause, deed, act, work, things, matter, case, file, dossier, battle, fighting
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Editing translations: Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Expressions
- на са́мом де́ле actually
Examples
- Более о́пытный адвока́т подступи́л бы к э́тому де́лу иначе. A more experienced lawyer would have dealt with the case in a different way.
- Он име́ет какое-то отноше́ние к э́тому де́лу. He has something to do with the case.
- Могу́ я поговори́ть с тобой об э́том де́ле наедине? May I talk with you in private about the matter?
- В самом де́ле, мета́ние ка́рликов - олимпи́йский вид спо́рта. Indeed, dwarf tossing is an Olympic sport!
- Перейду́ сразу к де́лу. Ты уволен. I'll come straight to the point. You're fired.
- На самом де́ле, я ничего про него не зна́ю. The fact is that I don't know anything about him.
- В соотве́тствии с проведенным иссле́дованием, трое из пяти люде́й безразли́чны к междунаро́дным дела́м. According to a survey, three in five people today are indifferent to foreign affairs.
- На посу́лы тароват, а на де́ле скупова́т. The greatest talkers are the least doers.
- Наши горы на самом де́ле не очень высо́кие. Ваши намного выше. Our mountains aren't really very high. Yours are much bigger.
- В э́том де́ле, если у вас будет угрю́мое лицо́, к вам не приду́т покупа́тели. In this line of work, if you make a grim face the customers won't come.
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Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | де́ло | дела́ |
| gen. genitive | де́ла | де́л |
| dat. dative | де́лу | дела́м |
| acc. accusative | де́ло | дела́ |
| inst. instrumental | де́лом | дела́ми |
| prep. prepositional | де́ле | дела́х |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
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