coordination

noun koh-or-dee-nah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Coordination is used in exactly the same contexts as its English equivalent: motor coordination (coordination motrice), team coordination, and grammatical coordination (linking clauses with conjunctions). Une conjonction de coordination is a coordinating conjunction. The verb coordonner and adjective coordonné are related forms.

Examples

"Ce projet nécessite une bonne coordination."

Natural Translation

This project requires good coordination.

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