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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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Noun 1. [画像:collaborator - someone who assists in a plot]collaborator - someone who assists in a plot
2. [画像:collaborator - someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force]collaborator - someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
traitor, treasonist - someone who betrays his country by committing treason
3. collaborator - an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
bridge partner - one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game
dancing partner - one of a pair of people who dance together
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collaborator
noun
1. co-worker, partner, colleague, associate, team-mate, confederate My wife was an important collaborator on the novel.
2. traitor, turncoat, quisling, collaborationist, fraternizer Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists.
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Translations
مُتَعاوِن
kolaborantspolupracovník
kollaboratørmedarbejdersamarbejdspartner
ellenséggel együttmûködõkollaboránsközremûködõ
samstarfsmaîur
spolupracovník
hain işbirliği yapan
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collaborator
[kəˈlæbəreɪtər] n (= co-worker) → collaborateur/trice m/f
(pejorative) (secret) → collaborateur/trice m/f
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collaborator
n
→ Mitarbeiter(in) m(f)
(with enemy) → Kollaborateur(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
collaborator
[kəˈlæbəˌreɪtəʳ] n (on project) → collaboratore/trice (pej) (with enemy) → collaborazionista m/fCollins 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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