Crew, aircrew in Portuguese 🇧🇷

tripulação info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice the similarity between “tripulação” and the English word “trip.” Think of a trip that involves a group of people working together—a crew on a plane or ship.
• Break it into parts: “tri” (suggesting a team or group, like “trio”) and “pulação” from “população” (people). This association with people can help reinforce the meaning.

Explanations:
• Tripulação refers to the group of personnel working together on a vehicle, such as the crew on an airplane, boat, or even a spaceship.
• It emphasizes the collective responsibility of the team necessary for safe operation, be it in aviation or maritime contexts.

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• Equipe – often used to denote a team or crew in various contexts.
• Comissaria (in aviation, “comissão de voo”) – sometimes used specifically for flight attendants or the in-flight team.
• Navegação – in some nautical contexts, though not a direct synonym, it can describe the crew involved in operating a ship.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
• In informal settings, “tripulação” can be used to describe a close group of friends or coworkers who hang out together, similar to saying “my crew” in English.
• There isn’t a widely recognized slang meaning beyond this casual reference among peers.

Examples of Sentences:
• "A tripulação do voo deu as boas-vindas aos passageiros com muita simpatia."
 Translation: "The flight crew welcomed the passengers very warmly."
• "Durante a tempestade, a tripulação do navio colaborou para manter a embarcação segura."
 Translation: "During the storm, the ship’s crew worked together to keep the vessel safe."

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