On the team!

    Business Spotlight 1/2019
    Illustration: Team
    © Bernhard Förth
    Von Deborah Capras

    How many verbs, adjectives and nouns do you know that sound natural with “team”? Take a closer look at our overview of collocations with this word and learn how to use them.

     

    verb + “a team”

    to build a teamein Team aufbauenbuild a team
    to coordinate a teamein Team koordinierencoordinate a team
    to disband a teamein Team auflösendisband a team
    to form a teamein Team bildenform a team
    to join a teamsich einem Team anschließenjoin a team
    to lead a teamein Team leitenlead a team
    to leave a teamein Team verlassenleave a team
    to run a teamein Team leitenrun a team

    adjective + “a team”

    multidisciplinary teammultidisziplinäres Teammultidisciplinary
    virtual teamvirtuelles Teamvirtual
    winning teamGewinnerteamwinning

     

    Disbanding the team

    Nate: It’s awful that Matt will leave the team next month.
    Jill: When he joined the team, we became a winning team.
    Nate: That’s true. He’s one of the few people who know how to run a virtual team.

     

    “team” + noun

    team-buildingTeamentwicklung, -aufbauteam-building
    team developmentTeamentwicklungteam development
    team effortTeamarbeit, gemeinsame Anstrengungteam effort
    team familiarityVertrautheit innerhalb des Teamsteam familiarity
    team leaderTeamleiter(in)team leader
    team meetingTeambesprechung, -sitzungteam meeting
    team memberTeammitglied; Teamkollege/-kolleginteam member
    team playerteamfähige Person, Teamplayerteam player
    team spiritTeamgeistteam spirit
    teamworkTeamarbeitteamwork

    noun + “team”

    development teamEntwicklungsteamdevelopment team
    dream teamTraumteamdream team
    management teamFührungsteammanagement team
    research teamForschungsteamresearch team
    sales teamVerkaufs-, Vertriebsteamsales team

     

    No dream team?

    Jill: So, does every team member have to participate in team-building?
    Nate: Yes. Since Matt left, I feel we’ve lost our team spirit. He was a real team player, and we miss that.

     

     

    Mehr zum Thema

    Vertiefen Sie dieses Thema mit einer Übung und einem Audio-Beitrag:

    Wortschatzübung: Know your team

    Audio: False Friends

     

    The language of teamwork

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