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help me out please
i need to translate this sentence from russian into english
давайте планировать совместную работу.
i want to keep it as close as possible to original russian sentence
the word i am having difficulties with is совместный
what i was able to come up with was
lets plan cooperative work.
but it doesn't sound right to me.
maybe there is better options?
btw
can i use adjective mutual in this context
mutual work
does it make sence?

Originally Posted by Ustas

help me out please
i need to translate this sentence from russian into english
давайте планировать совместную работу.
i want to keep it as close as possible to original russian sentence
the word i am having difficulties with is совместный
what i was able to come up with was
let's plan cooperative work.
but it doesn't sound right to me.
maybe there is a better option/are better options?
btw
can i use the adjective mutual in this context
mutual work
does it make sense?

I haven't heard the term "mutual work" very much, so I am not sure what it means. How about "teamwork" ?

teamwork n.cooperative effort by the members of a group or team to achieve a common goal. . . .
(спорт.) сыгранность команды, артельная работа, совместная работа или деятельность

http://www.answers.com/topic/teamwork

>I haven't heard the term "mutual work" very much,
neither have I. but our russian/english dictionaries give such definition

>so I am not sure what it means. How about "teamwork" ?
I thought of it, but I couldn't figure out how to use it in [the] context of [the] given sentence. (btw im not sure wheter i should use definite or indefinite articles here (or nothing at all) could you enlighten me on this subject??

i have now more variants:
let's plan our teamwork
lets plan our work together
lets colaborate on this
and my original
lets plan our cooperative work

what's better? what sounds more natural?

Originally Posted by Ustas

I thought of it, but I couldn't figure out how to use it in [the] context of [the] given sentence. (btw im not sure wheter i should use definite or indefinite articles here (or nothing at all) could you enlighten me on this subject??

In the variants you've come up with I don't see a need for any articles. (If you mean what article goes in the brakets [] then you correctly chose "the" because you are referring to a definite context and definite sentence.)

Originally Posted by Ustas

i have now more variants:
let's plan our teamwork
let's plan our work together
let's collaborate on this
and my original
let's plan our cooperative work

what's better? what sounds more natural?

I like > let's collaborate on this
alternative > let's collaborate on a project (here you use the article "a" when you have not specified a definite project)
alternative > let's collaborate on this/the project (here you are speaking about a definite project)

Originally Posted by Ken Watts

In the variants you've come up with I don't see a need for any articles.

actually I ment this part of the phrase when i was asking about articles.
"it in [the] context of [the] given sentence."

[edited]
i just spotted your answer. sorry for being so inattentive

and still I just want to make sure that my first sentence "Lets plan our cooperative work" is correct and fully understandable. is it?

thanks for your answers and corrections you have made.

Originally Posted by Ustas

and still I just want to make sure that my first sentence "Lets plan our cooperative work" is correct and fully understandable. is it?

Yes, with a slight correction > Let's plan our cooperative work

However even though the word "project" does not appear in your Russian text, it sounds more natural to me to have the adjective "cooperative" or "joint" modify that word, instead of "work". So if you are working on a project, then consider this alternative > "Let's plan our work on this joint/cooperative project."

I have a dictionary that translates the phrase совместная работа as teamwork. I think that makes the most amount of sense...