team spirit
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team spirit
The feeling of belonging together, cooperating, and having a shared will to succeed within a group or team.
Trotz der Niederlage war der Teamgeist in der Mannschaft ungebrochen.
Despite the defeat, the team spirit in the squad remained unbroken.
'Teamgeist' (team spirit) is a compound noun made up of the English word 'Team' (team, group) and the German word 'Geist' (spirit). The meaning 'Mannschaftsgeist' (team spirit) can therefore be directly deduced.
Ein guter Trainer weiß, wie man den Teamgeist fördert.
A good coach knows how to foster team spirit.
'Teamgeist' (team spirit) is often combined with verbs that describe positive development. Typical examples are 'den Teamgeist stärken' (to strengthen team spirit), 'fördern' (to foster), or 'entwickeln' (to develop). 'Teamgeist zeigen' (to show team spirit) or 'beweisen' (to prove) are also common.
Durch gemeinsame Aktivitäten wollen wir den Teamgeist in der Abteilung stärken.
Through shared activities, we want to strengthen team spirit in the department.
'Teamgeist' (team spirit) is an uncountable, abstract noun. It describes a quality and is therefore almost always used in the singular without an article, or with the definite article when a specific spirit is meant.
Für dieses Projekt brauchen wir vor allem Teamgeist.
For this project, we need team spirit above all.
collaboration
'Zusammenarbeit' and 'Teamgeist' both belong to situations in which people want to achieve something together. 'Zusammenarbeit' describes the concrete act of working together: Who does what, and how are tasks divided? 'Teamgeist' describes more the mood and attitude within the group: people feel connected, help one another, and want to succeed together. Learners may confuse the words because good team spirit often leads to good collaboration. But people can collaborate even when the team spirit is poor.
Nach dem gemeinsamen Training war der Teamgeist in der Mannschaft viel stärker.
After the joint training session, the team spirit in the team was much stronger.
Die Zusammenarbeit im Büro lief besser, nachdem alle ihre Aufgaben klar kannten.
Collaboration in the office went better after everyone clearly knew their tasks.