verb

kollaborera

collaborate

Kollaborera means to collaborate or cooperate with others, especially in a professional or creative project.

It can also mean to collaborate with an enemy or occupying power, in which case it has a negative sense.

It is a verb:

The word comes via French from Latin collaborare, “to work together,” formed from com- (“together”) and laborare (“to work”).

samarbeta — “to cooperate”; the most common and neutral equivalent.
samverka — “to work together”; often used for coordinated efforts between groups or organizations.
motarbeta — “to work against” or “obstruct”; an antonym in the sense of opposing someone’s efforts.

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Under kriget kollaborerade han med fienden.verb

During the war, he collaborated with the enemy.

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