délati♦♦♦ gl.
1. (opravljati delo kot vir zaslužka) to work
delati v [tovarni, podjetju, šoli] to work in; (o točno določeni ustanovi) to work at
delati za (koga) ali pri (kom) to work for sb
delam za Island Air - I work for Island Air
dela pri nas - she works for us
delati kot [novinarka, natakarica, pomočnik] to work as a(n) [journalist, waitress, assistant]
delati zastonj to work for free
delati nadure to work overtime
2. (splošno) to do*; [napake, zgodovino] to make*; (povzročati) [preglavice, težave, škodo, skrbi] to cause
kaj delaš? - what are you doing?
delajte samo eno stvar hkrati - do only one thing at a time
delati čudeže to work wonders
delati si preglavice (glede (česa)) to worry (about sth)
delati (komu) krivico to do sb an injustice
delati (komu) sramoto to disgrace sb
delati si utvare/iluzije, da ... to have an/the illusion that ...
delati (komu) družbo to keep sb company
delati reklamo za (koga/kaj) to promote sb/sth
delati pokoro za (kaj) to do penance for sth
delati (komu) uslugo to do sb a/the favour
3. (prizadevati si) to work, to strive*
delati za (kaj) to work/strive for sth
delati za mir - to work for peace
4. (delovati) to work; to run*
računalnik ne dela - the computer doesn't work
stroj dela z močjo 30 kW - the machine runs on 30 kW of power
delati se (pretvarjati se) to pretend; to act like
delati se bolnega - to pretend to be sick
delali so se, kot da ni nič - they acted like it was nothing
IDIOM: delati se norca iz (koga) to make a fool of sb