mannschaft is a common german word meaning team in sports or
crew in seafaring.
contrary to popular belief, this is not a nickname for the german soccer national team, but can be used for any sports team or
crew of a
ship.
* the US football team - die US-footballmannschaft
* the
chinese table tennis team - die chinesische tischtennismannschaft
* the german soccer team - die deutsche nationalmannschaft
* the
crew of the USS nimitz - die mannschaft
der USS nimitz
* the
crew of a large ass freighter - die mannschaft eines saugroßen frachters ;)
the word is rarely, if ever, used outside of sports or seafaring.
for example, a team of scientists is not a mannschaft von wissenschaftlern, but simply a team of them, just like in english.
likewise, a team of terrorists will never be called a terroristenmannschaft, but simply a terroristenteam.
the
crew of aircraft is usually called besatzung instead of mannschaft, both can be used and will be understood, but besatzung is more common.
