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"Crew" is a form of "crew", a noun which is often translated as "la tripulación". "Group" is a noun which is often translated as "el grupo". Learn more about the difference between "crew" and "group" below.
crew(
kru
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (personnel)
a. la tripulación (F) (of a plane or a ship)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The crew prepared the plane's cabin for takeoff.La tripulación preparó la cabina del avión para el despegue.
The crew would like to thank you all for flying with us.La tripulación quiere agradecerles por haber volado con nosotros.
b. el personal (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The ambulance crew was on the scene of the accident in minutes.El personal de ambulancia llegó al lugar del accidente en pocos minutos.
2. (colloquial) (social group)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. la pandilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sarah and her whole crew are coming to the party.Sara y su pandilla entera vienen a la fiesta.
3. (sports)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. tripular
The boat was crewed by experienced people.El barco estaba tripulado por personas con experiencia.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. formar parte de la tripulación
In 1998, I crewed for Captain Gordon.En 1998, formé parte de la tripulación del capitán Gordon.
group(
grup
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el grupo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A group of workers went on strike to protest their inhumane working conditions.Un grupo de trabajadores se fue en huelga para protestar las condiciones laborales inhumanas.
b. la pandilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My group of friends from high school is planning a farewell party.Mi pandilla de amigos del colegio está planeando una fiesta de despedida.
4. (music)
b. el conjunto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The group introduced their new single before the release of their new album.El conjunto lanzó su nuevo single antes de publicar su álbum nuevo.
5. (commerce)
a. el grupo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The editorial group decides which contents are featured in its publications.El grupo editorial decide qué contenido se incluye en sus publicaciones.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. agrupar
My niece always groups her jelly beans according to color before eating them.Mi sobrina siempre agrupa sus habas de jalea por colores antes de comérselas.
a. agrupar
Group the students by age and distribute the exercises to each one.Agrupa a los estudiantes por edades y reparte los ejercicios a cada uno.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. agruparse
When the actor left the hotel, tons of fans grouped around him asking for autographs.Cuando el actor salió del hotel, un montón de fans se agruparon a su alrededor pidiéndole autógrafos.
