delováti to act; to operate; to work; to do; to be in operation; to take an active part in, to function; (stroj) to play, to run, to work
ne delováti (stroj ipd.) to be out of order; (vplivati) to influence
nazaj delováti to be retroactive
delováti na (imeti učinek) to act upon, to take effect, to tell; (prizadeti) to affect
uspeš no delováti to be efficient, to be efficacious
dvigalo ne deluje the lift is out of order
stroj deluje the machine is working (ali running)
to zdravilo ni delovalo this medicine has had no effect (ali did not work)
to zdravilo deluje pomirjevalno this medicine has a soothing effect