kolaborador
kolaboradór with stress marks
collaborator
Usage Note
Kolaborador can refer neutrally to a collaborator or partner in a project, but it carries a historically charged meaning in the Philippines as someone who cooperated with Japanese occupiers during World War II. Context determines whether the word is neutral or pejorative. In contemporary professional speech, the neutral sense is more common.
Examples
" Siya ang aking kolaborador. "
Natural Translation
He/She is my collaborator.
Literal Translation
He/She the my collaborator.
" Siya ang pangunahing kolaborador ng proyektong ito. "
Natural Translation
He/She is the lead collaborator of this project.
Literal Translation
He/She the lead collaborator of-the project this.
" Mahirap tapusin ang pananaliksik nang mag-isa, kaya naghahanap ako ng kolaborador na may parehong interes sa paksa. "
Natural Translation
It's hard to finish the research alone, so I'm looking for a collaborator who shares the same interest in the topic.
Literal Translation
Hard finish the research when alone, so looking-for I a collaborator that has same interest in-the topic.
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