prodělat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech prodělati, from pro- +‎ dělat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈproɟɛlat]
  • Hyphenation: pro‧dě‧lat
  • Rhymes: -at

Verb

prodělat pf (imperfective prodělávat)

  1. to undergo, to absolve
    Synonym: podstoupit
    Prodělala operaci. ― She underwent an operation.
  2. to endure something (esp. sickness)
    Johan musel prodělat bronchitidu. ― Johan had to endure bronchitis.
  3. to lose money (on something), to suffer a financial loss
    Aleš včera všechny naše těžce vydělaný prachy prodělal na slotech! ― Aleš lost all our hardly earned money on slot machines!

Derived terms

  • neprodělat

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