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interaction
A reciprocal action, communication, or mutual influence between two or more people, groups, or systems.
Die soziale Interaktion in der Gruppe war sehr positiv und konstruktiv.
The social interaction in the group was very positive and constructive.
The word comes from Latin. The prefix 'inter-' means 'between' and 'Aktion' (action) means 'action'. An 'Interaktion' (interaction) is therefore literally an 'action between' two or more parties.
Die Interaktion zwischen den Abteilungen muss verbessert werden.
The interaction between the departments needs to be improved.
If you know 'Interaktion' (interaction), you can also easily understand and use the verb 'interagieren' (to interact with each other) and the adjective 'interaktiv' (interactive, based on interaction).
Die Kinder interagieren gut miteinander.
The children interact well with each other.
To name the people or systems involved, 'Interaktion' (interaction) is often combined with the prepositions 'zwischen' (between, with dative plural) or 'mit' (with, with dative).
Die Interaktion zwischen Lehrer und Schülern ist entscheidend für den Lernerfolg.
The interaction between teacher and students is crucial for learning success.
In a social context, 'Interaktion' (interaction) is often combined with adjectives such as 'sozial' (social), 'menschlich' (human), or 'persönlich' (personal). Common phrases are also 'in Interaktion treten' (to enter into interaction) or 'in Interaktion stehen' (to be in interaction).
Für Kinder ist die soziale Interaktion im Kindergarten sehr wichtig.
For children, social interaction in kindergarten is very important.
You can recognize the technical meaning from words from the field of computer science. Terms such as 'Benutzer' (user), 'Software' (software), 'System' (system), 'Computer' (computer), or 'Benutzeroberfläche' (user interface) clearly point to interaction with a machine.
Die Interaktion des Benutzers mit dem Programm ist sehr intuitiv gestaltet.
The user's interaction with the program is designed to be very intuitive.
collaboration
'Zusammenarbeit' and 'Interaktion' both have to do with several people or systems dealing with each other. 'Zusammenarbeit' is used when people or groups work together on a task or toward a goal. 'Interaktion' is more general: it is about mutual action, reacting, or communicating. An interaction can be very brief and does not have to involve a shared goal. In technology, 'Interaktion' also means the exchange between a person and a computer system. Learners may confuse the words because good collaboration also involves a lot of interaction. In practical terms: for a shared project, 'Zusammenarbeit' usually fits; for mutual contact or exchange, 'Interaktion' is more likely to fit.
Die neue App macht die Interaktion mit dem Kundenservice viel einfacher.
The new app makes interaction with customer service much easier.
Die Zusammenarbeit im Team hat gut funktioniert, weil alle ihre Aufgaben klar kannten.
The collaboration in the team worked well because everyone clearly knew their tasks.