connection

connection
con·nec·tion [kəʼnekʃən] n
1) no pl (joining, link) Verbindung f (to/with mit +dat); to the mains, a telephone, a computer network Anschluss m (to an +akk);
\connection to the Internet Internetanschluss m;
to get a \connection (on phone) [zu jdm] durchkommen;
I'm always trying to ring you but I can never get a \connection ich versuche nun schon länger, dich telefonisch zu erreichen, aber nie komme ich durch
2) transp (link) Verbindung f (between zwischen +dat); (connecting train, flight) Anschluss m;
there are good \connections from Manchester to Birmingham es gibt gute [Verkehrs]verbindungen von Manchester nach Birmingham;
railway \connection Eisenbahnverbindung;
poor \connections schlechte Verbindungen;
to miss one's \connection seinen Anschluss verpassen
3) (people, contacts)
\connections pl Beziehungen fpl (with zu +dat);
to have \connections Beziehungen haben
4) (association)
sb's \connection with sb jds Beziehung f zu jdm;
what's his \connection with the girl? in welcher Beziehung steht er zu dem Mädchen?
5) (reference)
in that/this \connection in diesem Zusammenhang;
in \connection with sth im Zusammenhang mit etw dat
6) (causality)
\connection between sth Zusammenhang m zwischen etw dat;
there was no \connection between the two phenomena die beiden Phänomene hingen nicht zusammen
7) (conclusion)
... but I never made the \connection that they were sisters ...aber ich habe nie daraus geschlossen, dass sie Schwestern sein könnten

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