department

1. A part, portion, or subdivision.

   отде́лotdél, отделе́ниеotdelénije

2. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.

   Technical things are not his department; he's a people person.

3. A specified aspect or quality.

   The 2012 Boston Marathon was outstanding in the temperature department; runners endured temperatures of no less than 88 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. A subdivision of an organization.

   One of the principal divisions of executive government

   the Treasury Department; the Department of Agriculture; police department

5. One of the divisions of instructions

   the physics department; the history department; the math department

6. A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.

   департа́ментdepartáment

7. (historical)A military subdivision of a country

   the Department of the Potomac

8. (obsolete)Act of departing; departure.

1. He is the chief of my department.

   Він - голова нашого департаменту. — shanghainese

   deEr ist der Leiter meiner Abteilung. — jakov

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2. The toy department is on the fifth floor.

   Відділ іграшок на п’ятому поверсі. — brambury

   ruОтдел игрушек находится на пятом этаже. — marafon

   deDie Spielzeugabteilung ist im fünften Stock. — kaz71

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3. Please call the fire department.

   Зателефонуйте до пожежного депо, будь ласка. — deniko

   ruПожалуйста, позвоните в пожарное депо. — Hellerick

   deRufen Sie bitte die Feuerwehr. — MUIRIEL

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4. That's your department.

   Це твій відділ. — deniko

   ruЭто ваш отдел. — odexed

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5. Hello, is this the personnel department?

   ruАлло, это отдел кадров? — sharptoothed

   deHallo, ist dies die Personalabteilung? — Espi

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