cooperación

cooperation

noun koh-oh-peh-rah-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From Latin 'cooperatio', from 'cooperari' (to work together).

Also means

collaboration

Usage Note

Cooperación is a formal or semi-formal noun; in casual speech colaboración or ayuda (help) are more common. Cooperación internacional (international cooperation) is a fixed phrase in development and diplomacy. The verb is cooperar (to cooperate). Note the double vowel -oo- at the syllable boundary, common in Spanish compound-origin words.

Examples

"La cooperación entre los países fue fundamental."

Natural Translation

Cooperation between the countries was fundamental.

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