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echipaj
crew (of a ship, plane, or vehicle) /e.ki.ˈpaʒ/
noun#1573 most common
Also: team of operators, flight/ship personnel
Example sentences
Echipajul avionului este pregătit.
The plane's crew is ready.
Vaporul are un echipaj de zece oameni.
The ship has a crew of ten people.
Echipajul de ambulanță a ajuns rapid la fața locului.
The ambulance crew arrived quickly at the scene.
Comandantul a discutat cu tot echipajul înainte de decolare.
The captain spoke with the whole crew before takeoff.
În ciuda furtunii, echipajul a reușit să mențină nava pe curs.
Despite the storm, the crew managed to keep the ship on course.
Echipajele de intervenție au fost coordonate printr-un sistem centralizat de comunicații, ceea ce a redus semnificativ timpul de răspuns.
The response crews were coordinated through a centralized communications system, which cut response time significantly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | echipaj | echipaje |
| Genitive | echipajului | echipajelor |
| Accusative | echipaj | echipaje |
| Vocative | echipajule | echipajelor |
Word family
Etymology
Echipaj came into Romanian from French équipage, meaning the crew that mans and operates a ship, plane, or vehicle. French équipage derives from the verb équiper, to equip or fit out. Romanian borrowed the French suffix -age as -aj, a common pattern seen in words like bagaj and peisaj.
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