contact

contact
con·tact [ʼkɒntækt, Am ʼkɑ:n-] n
1) no pl (communication) Kontakt m, Verbindung f;
there isn't enough \contact between teachers and parents die Lehrer und Eltern tauschen sich nicht genügend aus;
I'll get into \contact with him ich melde mich bei ihm;
I couldn't get into \contact with him ich habe ihn nicht erreicht;
to have \contact with the [outside] world Kontakt zur Außenwelt haben;
to be in \contact [with sb] [mit jdm] in Verbindung stehen;
to establish [or make] /maintain [or stay in] \contact with sb mit jdm in Kontakt kommen/bleiben;
to keep in \contact with sb den Kontakt zu jdm aufrechterhalten;
to lose \contact with sb den Kontakt zu jdm verlieren;
to make \contact with sb sich akk mit jdm in Verbindung setzen, Kontakt zu jdm aufnehmen; on the phone jdn [telefonisch] erreichen
2) (person)
I've got a \contact in a printing firm ich habe Verbindungen zu [o ich kenne da jemanden in] einer Druckerei;
business \contacts Geschäftskontakte mpl;
international/professional/social \contacts internationale/berufliche/soziale Kontakte;
\contacts pl (connections) Beziehungen fpl;
you need \contacts ohne Beziehungen geht nichts;
to build up \contacts Kontakte aufbauen;
to have \contacts Beziehungen [o Verbindungen] haben
3) (relationship) Beziehung f;
to forge \contacts with sb mit jdm Kontakte eingehen
4) no pl (touch) Kontakt m;
[physical] \contact Berührung f;
have you come into \contact with anyone with chickenpox? hatten Sie Kontakt mit jemandem, der Windpocken hat?;
to be in/make \contact with sth etw berühren;
to come into \contact with sth (a. fig) mit etw dat in Berührung kommen (a. fig)
don't let that glue come into \contact with your skin lassen Sie diesen Klebstoff nicht an Ihre Haut kommen;
on \contact bei Berührung
5) elec Kontakt m vt
to \contact sb sich akk mit jdm in Verbindung setzen;
(get to by phone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen;
can I \contact you by phone? sind Sie telefonisch zu erreichen?;
if there is any way we can be of assistance please do not hesitate to \contact us falls Sie Hilfe brauchen, setzen Sie sich einfach mit uns in Verbindung;
you can \contact me on [or (Am) at] 123 456 sie erreichen mich unter der Nummer 123 456

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