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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

esprit de corps

English translation:

team spirit

Added to glossary by Susana Galilea
Mar 18, 2004 02:55
20 yrs ago
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French term

espirit de corps

Homework / test French to English Other History
espirit de corps
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 team spirit
4 +11 esprit de corps

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com (asker) Mar 18, 2004:
Yes ,your right about the spelling. A lady ended an email with that,and I was wondering the meaning...Thanks Chuck
Jean-Claude Gouin Mar 18, 2004:
I'm sure you mean "esprit de corps" ...

Proposed translations

+7
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team spirit

spelled "esprit"


ESPRIT DE CORPS - Meaning and Definition of the Word
... ESPRIT DE CORPS: Dictionary Entry and Meaning. Pronunciation: `preedu'kowr. WordNet
Dictionary. ... Synonyms: morale, team spirit. See Also: disposition, temperament. ...
www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/esprit de corps - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

Peer comment(s):
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
1 min
agree Juan Jacob : Así es.
2 mins
agree Roddy Stegemann : Also good.
4 mins
agree lator
6 mins
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
6 hrs
agree Mario Marcolin
1 day 4 hrs
agree Vanessa Marques
2 days 22 hrs
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+11
7 mins

esprit de corps

This is often simply left in English.

Definition: a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.

Synonyms:
camaraderie
solidarity
fellowship
Reference:

Random House Unabridged Dictionary

Peer comment(s):
agree Roddy Stegemann
2 mins
agree Jean-Claude Gouin : ... often used in the military ...
2 mins
agree lator
5 mins
agree sktrans
16 mins
agree Tom Bishop : Yes, common usage in English
3 hrs
agree Hacene
4 hrs
agree writeaway
4 hrs
agree Sean Lyle : Yes much the best solution - also read the book by Lawrence Durrell...(required reading!)
4 hrs
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
6 hrs
agree Aisha Maniar
6 hrs
agree amritha
1 day 8 hrs
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