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отдел

department

Meaning of отдел

a division of a larger organization

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RU[ɐdˈdʲel]
department
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отдел with English translation

отдел usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

I called the finance department.

Я позвонил в финансовый отдел.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

The department is very busy today.

Отдел сегодня очень занят.

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отдел belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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отдел synonyms

Related words worth learning together

отделение
Usually means a more autonomous part of an organization, a branch, or a separate unit; it can also be a section inside an institution.
департамент
A more formal and often larger administrative unit; typical of government bodies and big companies.
подразделение
A broad, formal word for any part of a larger structure; it emphasizes hierarchy and organizational subordination.
сектор
Means a part of a department, organization, or field of activity; often smaller and more specific than a department.
управление
Often denotes a large administrative unit or body that manages something; sounds more formal.
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О
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отделение

Usually means a more autonomous part of an organization, a branch, or a separate unit; it can also be a section inside an institution.

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Д
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департамент

A more formal and often larger administrative unit; typical of government bodies and big companies.

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П
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подразделение

A broad, formal word for any part of a larger structure; it emphasizes hierarchy and organizational subordination.

B1Often
🇷🇺ru

Means a part of a department, organization, or field of activity; often smaller and more specific than a department.

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У
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управление

Often denotes a large administrative unit or body that manages something; sounds more formal.

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С
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служба

A unit that performs a specific function or provides services; the focus is on work and responsibilities.

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How to pronounce отдел and what this word means

отдел means department. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce отдел

[ɐdˈdʲel]

отдел translation

department

отдел examples

I called the finance department.

отдел transcription

[ɐdˈdʲel]

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отдел meaning: what does it mean?

часть большой организации, занимающаяся своей работой

отдел pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

отдел is pronounced as [ɐdˈdʲel]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

отдел definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I called the finance department. Translation: Я позвонил в финансовый отдел.

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