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la

feminine

/e.kip/

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Translation

team

Word origin

A deverbal noun from equiper ('to equip, to fit out'), which was borrowed from Old Norse skipa ('to arrange, to man a ship'), related to skip ('ship'). The sense moved from fitting out a ship's crew to a team.

Origin
Germanic
Root
skipa
English cognates
equip, ship, skipper

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

L' .

The team worked hard to finish the project on time.

au .

Our team has fifteen members in total.

L' cette .

The national team won the cup this year.

.

Our team won the match three nil.

.

I work in a small, very united team.

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This word is part of lesson 8.