colaborare

Colaborare is a Romanian noun referring to the act or process of working together with others toward a common goal; it also appears as a verb, in the infinitive a colabora, meaning to cooperate or to work jointly with someone. The term travels across languages, with roots in Latin collabōrāre (to work together) and lending forms through French and other European languages into Romanian usage.

In Romanian, colaborare is used across sectors such as business, science, education, culture, journalism, and public administration. It denotes joint projects, information exchange, shared resources, or mutual support between individuals, organizations, or countries. The related verb a colabora is commonly found in phrases like colaborez, colaborezi, colaborează, and describes the act of participating in joint effort.

Common collocations include colaborare între companii (collaboration between companies), colaborare științifică (scientific collaboration), colaborare internațională (international collaboration), and colaborare cu ONG-urile (collaboration with non-governmental organizations). The noun colaborare emphasizes the process and outcome of cooperative activity, while a collaborator (colaborator) refers to the person who participates in such activity. In political or historical contexts, the term can carry negative connotations if associated with collaboration with occupying authorities or regimes; the precise sense depends on context.

Related terms include cooperare, which can be used synonymously in many cases but may emphasize broader or more formal partnership, and colaborator, which denotes a participant in the act of collaboration.