English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-contact.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From L. contactus, from contingere (to touch on all sides), from tangere (to touch). Used in English since the 17th Century.

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of touching physically.
2. The establishment of communication (with).
3. colloquial A contact lens.
4. (electrical) a device designed for repetitive connections.

#:Touch the contact to ground and read the number again.

1. Someone with whom one is in communication.

#:The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients.

Derived terms
body contact
contact hitter
contactable
eye contact
first contact
point of contact / POC

Translations
trans-top|an act of touching physically
Arabic: ARchar|���ا��س��
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�觸|�触 (ji�chù)
Danish: kontakt, forbindelse
Dutch: contact#Dutch|contact
Finnish: kontakti, kosketus
French: contact#French|contact m
German: Kontakt m, Berührung f
Greek: ε�α�ή (epafí) f
Italian: contatto m
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�触|trsesshoku
Mandarin: zh-ts|�觸|�触 (ji�chù)
Portuguese: (Brazil) contato m, (Portugal) contacto m
Russian: кон�ак� (kontákt) m
Spanish: contacto m
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trans-top|an establishment of communication
Arabic: ARchar|إت��صا�
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�繫|�系 (liánxì), zh-ts|交�|交� (ji�ow�ng), zh-ts|��|�讯 (t�ngxùn)
Czech: kontakt, spojení
Dutch: contact#Dutch|contact
Finnish: yhteydenotto, kontakti, yhteys
French: contact#French|contact m
German: Kontakt m, Verbindung f
Greek: ε�ικοιν�νία (epikinonía) f
Italian: contatto m
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�触|trsesshoku
Portuguese: (Brazil) contato m, (Portugal) contacto m
Romanian: leg�tur� f
Russian: кон�ак� (kontákt) m, �в�з� (svâz')
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trans-top|colloquial: a contact lens
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�形��|�形�� (y�nxíngy�njìng)
See contact lens
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trans-top|electrical: a device designed for repetitive connections
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Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|觸�|触� (chùdi�n)
Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|��|trsetten, t|ja|scJpan|端�|trtanshi
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trans-top|someone with whom one is in communication
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�繫|�系 (liánxì)
Finnish: kontakti, yhteyshenkilö
Greek: ��νδε�μο� (sindesmos) m, ε�α�ή (epafí) f
Italian: contatto m
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�絡�|trrenraku-saki, t|ja|scJpan|������|tro toiawase
Portuguese: (Brazil) contato m, (Portugal) contacto m
Russian: кон�ак� (kontákt) m
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ttbc|Korean: ��
ttbc|Spanish: contacto m

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb

1. To bring something into contact

#:The side of the train contacted the gantry

1. To establish communication with something or someone

#:I am trying to contact my sister

Translations

trans-top|touch physically
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�觸|�触 (ji�chù)
Dutch: aanraken
Finnish: koskea
French: toucher
German: berühren
Ido: kontaktar
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�触��|trsesshoku suru, t|ja|scJpan|����|trsetsuzoku suru
Portuguese: entrar em contato, tocar
Telugu: ������న� (aMTukonu), మ�������న� (muTTukonu), తా�� (taaku)
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trans-top|establish communication with
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|�繫|�系 (liánxì)
Danish: kontakte
Dutch: contacteren
Finnish: ottaa yhteyttä, ottaa yhteys
French: contacter
German: kontaktieren
Hebrew: ��צ�ר קשר (litzor qesher)
Italian: contattare
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|�絡��|trrenraku suru
Portuguese: entrar em contato, contatar, contactar
Romanian: contacta|a contacta
Russian: кон�ак�и�ова�� (kontaktirovat'), �в�з�ва����/�в�за���� (sv'ázyvat's'a/sv'azat's'a)
Spanish: contactar
Swedish: kontakta
Telugu: స�పర��ి��� (saMparkiMchu)
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Translations to be checked
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The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.
ttbc|Spanish: entrar en contacto con

ar:contact
de:contact
et:contact
el:contact
fr:contact
io:contact
id:contact
it:contact
hu:contact
nl:contact
ja:contact
ru:contact
simple:contact
fi:contact
ta:contact
te:contact
vi:contact
tr:contact
zh:contact

• 2008-01-02 16:17 - Chloejr - checked chinese mandarin translation

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