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"crew (of a ship or plane)" in seven languages

Meaningcrew (of a ship or plane)

Spanish

tripulación

/tɾipulaˈθjon/

fem.other source · tripular 'to man (a ship)', of uncertain origin

French

équipage

/ekipaʒ/

masc.borrowed · équiper, probably from Old Norse skipa

Italian

equipaggio

/ekwiˈpaddʒo/

masc.borrowed · French équipage

Portuguese

tripulação

/tɾipulaˈsɐ̃w/

fem.other source · tripular 'to man (a ship)', of uncertain origin

Romanian

echipaj

/ekiˈpaʒ/

neut.borrowed · French équipage

Catalan

tripulació

/tɾipuləsiˈo/

fem.other source · tripular 'to man (a ship)', of uncertain origin

English

crew

/kɹu/

other source · Old French creue 'increase, reinforcement', from Latin CRĒSCERE 'to grow'

English → Italiancrew (of a ship or plane)equipaggioNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: equip, equipment (and ship, from the same Germanic word family).What English and Italian share

The ancestor

Old Norse skipa‘to fit out (a ship)’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

French équipage meant 'what fits out a ship', men included; Italian took it over. False friend: Spanish equipaje, from the same French word, means 'luggage'.

English relatives: equip, equipment (and ship, from the same Germanic word family)

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In a sentence

  • esLa tripulación fue muy amable.
  • frL'équipage était très sympathique.
  • itL'equipaggio era molto gentile.
  • ptA tripulação foi muito simpática.
  • roEchipajul a fost foarte amabil.
  • caLa tripulació va ser molt amable.
  • enThe crew was very friendly.

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