Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

/e.ki.paʒ/

#2016 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

crew, ship's company

Word origin

From the verb équiper, borrowed from Old Norse skipa ('to arrange, to man a ship'), from skip ('ship'). English 'equip' was borrowed back from the French.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
skipa
English cognates
equip, ship

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraléquipages

Examples

l' .

The whole crew went on board.

.

The captain introduced his crew on deck.

.

The crews of the two planes often talk to each other.

L' .

The crew spent six months at sea.

, .

Without a crew, this ship cannot sail.

Where this fits

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

équipage: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "équipage" (crew, ship's company): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 41.