La collaboration
Example: La collaboration entre les équipes améliore toujours les résultats.
Definition
"La collaboration" refers to the act or process of working together cooperatively, especially in a professional or organizational context. It involves multiple individuals or teams combining their efforts and skills to achieve a common goal or improve results, as in "La collaboration entre les équipes améliore toujours les résultats."
Etymology
The word "la collaboration" comes from the French verb "collaborer," which itself derives from the Latin 'collaborare,' meaning 'to work together.' The prefix 'com-' means 'together,' and 'laborare' means 'to work.' Did you know that "la collaboration" originally had a neutral meaning but later also gained a negative connotation during World War II, referring to cooperation with enemy forces? In management, however, it retains its positive sense of teamwork.
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"La collaboration" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Management - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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