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col·lab·o·rate
(kə-lăb′ə-rāt′)intr.v. col·lab·o·rat·ed, col·lab·o·rat·ing, col·lab·o·rates
1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.
2. To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.
[Late Latin collabōrāre, collabōrāt- : Latin com-, com- + Latin labōrāre, to work (from labor, toil).]
col·lab′o·ra′tion n.
col·lab′o·ra′tive adj.
col·lab′o·ra′tor n.
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collaborate
(kəˈlæbəˌreɪt)vb (intr)
1. (often foll by: on, with, etc) to work with another or others on a joint project
2. to cooperate as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country
[C19: from Late Latin collabōrāre, from Latin com- together + labōrāre to work]
colˈlaborative adj
colˈlaboratively adv
colˈlaboˌrator n
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col•lab•o•rate
(kəˈlæb əˌreɪt)v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
1. to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work.
2. to cooperate with an enemy nation, esp. with an enemy occupying one's country.
[1870–75; < Late Latin collabōrātus, past participle of collabōrāre to work together < Latin col- + laborāre to work, derivative of labor labor]
col•lab′o•ra`tor, n.
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collaborate
– co-operate1. 'collaborate'
When people collaborate on a project, they work together in order to produce something. For example, two writers can collaborate to produce a single piece of writing.
Anthony and I are collaborating on a paper for the conference.
The film was directed by Carl Jones, who collaborated with Rudy de Luca in writing it.
2. 'co-operate'
When people co-operate, they help each other.
...an example of the way in which human beings can co-operate for the common good.
If you co-operate with someone who asks for your help, you help them.
The editors agreed to co-operate.
I couldn't get the RAF to co-operate.
The spelling cooperate is sometimes used, and is preferred in American English.
They are willing to cooperate in the training of medical personnel.
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collaborate
Past participle: collaborated
Gerund: collaborating
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| I collaborate |
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| we collaborate |
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| I collaborated |
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| I am collaborating |
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| I have collaborated |
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| I was collaborating |
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| I had collaborated |
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| I will collaborate |
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| I will have collaborated |
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| I will be collaborating |
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| I would collaborate |
| you would collaborate |
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| I would have collaborated |
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Verb 1. collaborate - work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
collaborate - cooperate as a traitor; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris"
go along, play along - cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment"
2. collaborate - cooperate as a traitor; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris"
collaborate, cooperate, join forces, get together - work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"
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collaborate
verb
1. work together, team up, join forces, cooperate, play ball (informal), participate The two men collaborated on an album in 1986.
2. conspire, cooperate, collude, fraternize He was accused of having collaborated with the secret police.
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collaborate
verbTo work together toward a common end:
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Translations
يَتَعَاوَنُ يَتَعاوَن مَعيَتَعاوَنُ مَعِ العَدو
spolupracovatkolaborovat
samarbejdekollaborere
tehdä yhteistyötä
surađivati
kollaborálközösen dolgozik vmin
vinna meîvinna saman
共同して働く
협력하다
bendradarbiautibendradarbiavimasdrauge dirbtikolaborantaskolaboravimas
līdzdarbotiessadarboties
kolaborovať
samarbeta
ร่วมมือ
işbirliği yapmak birlikte çalışmak
cộng tác
collaborate
[kəˈlæbəreɪt] VI (also Pol) → colaborarto collaborate on sth/in doing sth → colaborar en algo
to collaborate with sb → colaborar con algn
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collaborate
[kəˈlæbəreɪt] vi (= work together) [colleagues] → collaborer
(pejorative) (secretly) → collaborer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
collaborate
vi
(= work together) → zusammenarbeiten ; they asked him to collaborate → sie baten ihn mitzuarbeiten, sie baten um seine Mitarbeit ; to collaborate with somebody on or in something → mit jdm bei etw zusammenarbeiten
(with enemy) → kollaborieren ; he was suspected of collaborating → er wurde der Kollaboration verdächtigt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
collaborate
[kəˈlæbəˌreɪt] vi to collaborate (with sb in or on sth) → collaborare (con qn a or in qc)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
collaborate
(kəˈlӕbəreit) verb1. to work together (with someone) on a piece of work. He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes. saamwerk يَتَعاوَن مَع работя съвместно colaborar spolupracovat zusammenarbeiten samarbejde συνεργάζομαι colaborar koostööd tegema همکاری کردن tehdä yhteistyötä collaborer לַעֲבוֹד יָחַד सहयोग करना surađivati közösen dolgozik vmin kerjasama vinna saman collaborare 共同して働く 협조하다 drauge dirbti sadarboties; līdzdarboties bekerjasama samenwerken samarbeide współpracować مړسته کول colaborar a colabora сотрудничать spolupracovať sodelovati sarađivati samarbeta ร่วมมือ birlikte çalışmak 合作 співробітничати مل کر کام کرنا cộng tác 合作
2. to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc. He was known to have collaborated with the enemy. heul يَتَعاوَنُ مَعِ العَدو сътруднича colaborar kolaborovat zusammenarbeiten samarbejde; kollaborere συνεργάζομαι colaborar kollaboreerima با دشمن همدستی کردن toimia vihollisen kanssa collaborer לְשָתֵף פְּעוּלָה द्रोह कर शत्रु से मिल जाना surađivati kollaborál berkhianat vinna með collaborare (敵に) 協力する (적 등에) 동조하다 bendradarbiauti, kolaboruoti sadarboties (ar ienaidnieku) bersubahat collaboreren samarbeide, kollaborere współpracować په دښمن کی مرسته کول colaborar a colabora сотрудничать с врагом kolaborovať kolaborirati sarađivati samarbeta, kollaborera สมคบกับศัตรู işbirliği yapmak 勾結 співробітничати з ворогом رازوں کو چوری کرنے کے لئے مل کر کام کرنا cộng tác với địch 勾结
colˌlaboˈration noun samewerking تَعاوُن сътрудничество colaboração spolupráce; kolaborace die Zusammenarbeit samarbejde; kollaboration συνεργασία colaboración koostöö, kollaboratsioon همکاری yhteistyö collaboration שִיתוּף פְּעוּלָה सहयोग surađivanje együttműködés kolaborasi samstarf collaborazione 協力 협조, 공조 bendradarbiavimas, kolaboravimas sadarbība kerjasama samenwerking, collaboratie samarbeid współpraca مرسته colaboração colaborare сотрудничество spolupráca sodelovanje saradnja samarbete, kollaboration การร่วมมือ işbirliği 合作 співробітництво, сумісна праця ہم کاری sự cộng tác 合作
colˈlaborator noun medehelper مُتَعاوِن сътрудник colaborador spolupracovník; kolaborant der/die Mitarbeiter(in), der Kollaborateur medarbejder; samarbejdspartner; kollaboratør συνεργάτης colaborador kaastöötaja, kollaboratsionist همکار yhteistyökumppani collaborateur/-trice מְשָתֵף פְּעוּלָה सहयोगी suradnik munkatárs, közreműködő; ellenséggel együttműködő (személy) kolaborator samstarfsmaður collaboratore, collaboratrice 共同研究者 협력자, 공조자 bendradarbis, kolaborantas līdzstrādnieks; kolaboracionists rakan usaha sama medewerker, collaborateur samarbeidspartner, medarbeider współpracownik همکار colaborador colaborator сотрудник spolupracovník, -čka sodelavec saradnik medarbetare, kollaboratör ผู้ร่วมมือ işbirliği yapan, hain 合作者 співробітник ہم کاری کرنے والا người cộng tác 合作者
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collaborate
→ يَتَعَاوَنُ spolupracovat samarbejde zusammenarbeiten συνεργάζομαι colaborar tehdä yhteistyötä collaborer surađivati collaborare 共同して働く 협력하다 samenwerken samarbeide współpracować colaborar сотрудничать samarbeta ร่วมมือ işbirliği yapmak cộng tác 合作Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
collaborate
vt. colaborar, cooperar.
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