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.
.
Our team has fifteen members in total.
L' nationale .
The national team won the cup this year.
zéro.
Our team won the match three nil.
unie.
I work in a small, very united team.
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