How to Say “Team Up” in Spanish

hacer equipo
/aθeɾ ekipo/from spelling rules
To team up in Spanish is hacer equipo.
The phrase hacer equipo is commonly used in both professional and sports contexts to describe the act of joining forces or collaborating.
Meaning: Translations (verb)

Which one should you use?

While hacer equipo focuses on the act of working together, formar un equipo is a common alternative used when describing the actual creation or assembly of a group, meaning "to form a team".

Did you know?

  • The first-person form of the verb hacer, hago, may have been influenced by the Latin word agō, which is also the root of the English word 'gesture'.

Examples in context

  • ¿Quieres hacer equipo para este proyecto?
    Do you want to team up for this project?
  • ¿Quieres trabajar juntos en esta tarea?
    Do you want to work together on this task?
  • Vamos a unir fuerzas para lograrlo
    Let's team up to achieve it
  • Me gustaría colaborar contigo en este proyecto
    I would like to team up with you on this project
  • Nos gustaría asociarnos con su empresa
    We would like to team up with your company
  • Propongo que cooperemos para alcanzar nuestros objetivos
    I suggest we team up to achieve our goals
  • Podemos hacer equipo para el proyecto.
    We can team up for the project.
  • Ellos decidieron hacer equipo en la competencia.
    They decided to team up in the competition.
  • Es mejor hacer equipo si queremos ganar.
    It is better to team up if we want to win.

Example conversation

Mateo and Lucía are discussing a school assignment.

  1. Mateo

    ¿Quieres hacer equipo conmigo, Lucía?
    Do you want to team up with me, Lucía?
  2. Lucía

    Sí, sería genial hacer equipo contigo, Mateo.
    Yes, it would be great to team up with you, Mateo.
  3. Mateo

    ¡Perfecto! Empecemos a trabajar hoy mismo.
    Perfect! Let's start working today.
  4. Lucía

    De acuerdo, busquemos un lugar tranquilo.
    Agreed, let's find a quiet place.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries equipo, hacer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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