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cooperare

to cooperate, to collaborate

verb koh-oh-peh-RAH-reh Rare
People & Society Community

Origin: Latin cooperari (to work together), from co- + operari (to work).

Usage Note

Cooperare is slightly more formal than collaborare, often used in institutional or international contexts: cooperare allo sviluppo (to cooperate for development). It takes the preposition a or con: cooperare con le autorità (to cooperate with the authorities). Auxiliary is avere.

Examples

"I due paesi cooperano in campo scientifico."

Natural Translation

The two countries cooperate in the scientific field.

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