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делать

make

Meaning of делать

produce

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Russian[ˈdʲelətʲ]
Russianмейк
make
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🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I make small wooden toys in my spare time.

Я делаю маленькие деревянные игрушки в свободное время.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She makes jam from summer fruit to give as gifts.

Она делает варенье из летних ягод, чтобы дарить в подарок.

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делать belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

делатьmake
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between делать / сделать / готовить / создавать / производить / изготавливать

🇷🇺Russian
делать

The most general word: to perform an action, create something, or do something.

A1Very Often

I am doing my homework.

Я делаю домашнее задание.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сделать

To carry out an action and get a result; often means to do once or finish.

A1Very Often

I will do it tomorrow.

Я сделаю это завтра.

🇷🇺Russian

To cook food or prepare something in advance; close to 'make' in the sense of making food.

A1Often

She is making soup.

Она готовит суп.

🇷🇺Russian

To bring something new into existence: an idea, project, image, or conditions. More 'create' than simple 'do'.

A1Often

The designer is creating a new logo.

Дизайнер создаёт новый логотип.

П
🇷🇺Russian
производить

To produce or manufacture in a work process or factory; often about goods and output.

A1Often

The factory produces cars.

Завод производит машины.

И
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изготавливать

To make an item by hand or in production; emphasis on the making process.

A1Often

The craftsman makes furniture.

Мастер изготавливает мебель.

🇷🇺Russian

To carry out what is required: a task, job, order, or plan.

A1Very Often

He is doing the task.

Он выполняет задание.

🇷🇺Russian

To put together from parts, or to make a list, plan, document, or total amount.

A1Often

She is making a shopping list.

Она составляет список покупок.

🇷🇺Russian

To plan and arrange an event, work, or process so that everything is ready.

A1Often

We are organizing a party.

Мы организовываем праздник.

П
🇷🇺Russian
подготовлять

A more bookish and older word meaning 'to prepare in advance'.

A1Rarely

The specialists are preparing the report.

Специалисты подготовляют отчёт.

С
🇷🇺Russian
строить

To build a building or something large; sometimes figuratively, as in building plans or relationships.

A1Often

They are building a house.

Они строят дом.

🇷🇺Russian

To shape or create a structure or composition; often used in formal speech.

A1Often

Experience shapes character.

Опыт формирует характер.

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делать translation: make. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce делать

[ˈdʲelətʲ]

делать translation

make

делать examples

I make small wooden toys in my spare time.

делать transcription

[ˈdʲelətʲ], мейк

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делать meaning: what does it mean?

Изготавливать или приводить в существование предметы

делать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

I make small wooden toys in my spare time. Translation: Я делаю маленькие деревянные игрушки в свободное время.

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