cooperativo

cooperative

adjective koh-oh-peh-rah-TEE-voh Rare

Origin: Late Latin cooperativus

Also means

collaborative

Usage Note

Cooperativo describes someone or something that works collaboratively or supports joint effort. As a noun, una cooperativa (feminine) is a cooperative enterprise or workers' cooperative. In Italian labour law, società cooperativa is a specific legal form. Do not confuse cooperativo (adjective, meaning cooperative in spirit) with cooperativa (noun, the organisation).

Examples

"Il team ha mostrato un atteggiamento cooperativo."

Natural Translation

The team showed a cooperative attitude.

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