contact

contacto, comunicación

La comunicación con alguien, por ejemplo hablando, escribiendo o llamando por teléfono.

En inglés sencillo: Communication with someone, for example by speaking, writing, or calling.

• We keep in contact by phone.
• She lost contact with her school friends.
• Have you had any contact with him recently?

Cómo se usa: be in contact with someone (I am still in contact with my old teacher.); get in contact with someone (Please get in contact with our office.); lose contact with someone (We lost contact with our neighbours after moving.)

Sinónimos: communication

Expresiones frecuentes: keep in contact, lose contact, contact with someone

contacto

El hecho o el estado de tocar físicamente a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: The state or act of physically touching someone or something.

• Avoid direct contact with the chemical.
• The ball made contact with his hand.
• The disease can spread through close physical contact.

Cómo se usa: contact with someone/something (Avoid contact with the hot surface.)

Sinónimos: touch, touching

Expresiones frecuentes: physical contact, direct contact, contact with something

contacto visual

En «eye contact», el hecho de que dos personas se miren directamente a los ojos.

En inglés sencillo: In "eye contact", the act of two people looking directly into each other’s eyes.

• He avoided eye contact.
• Try to maintain eye contact with your audience.
• We made eye contact across the crowded room.

Cómo se usa: make eye contact with someone (She made eye contact with me and smiled.)

Expresiones frecuentes: eye contact, make eye contact, avoid eye contact

contacto

Una pequeña pieza metálica que permite el paso de electricidad entre piezas conectadas.

En inglés sencillo: A small metal part that allows electricity to pass between connected parts.

• Clean the contact with a dry cloth.
• The battery contacts were covered in dirt.
• A damaged contact stopped the device from working.

Sinónimos: terminal

Expresiones frecuentes: electrical contact, battery contact

contactar

Llamar a alguien por teléfono o enviarle un mensaje.

En inglés sencillo: To phone someone or send them a message.

• Please contact me tomorrow.
• She contacted the hotel by email.
• Can I contact you at this number?

Sinónimos: get in touch with, reach

Expresiones frecuentes: contact someone, contact the office, contact the police

tocar

Tocar físicamente a una persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To touch someone or something physically.

• The ball contacted the ground.
• Neither wheel contacts the metal frame.
• The liquid must not contact your skin.

Sinónimos: touch

Expresiones frecuentes: contact the surface, contact the ground