contact

Kontakt, Verbindung

Kommunikation mit jemandem, zum Beispiel durch Gespräche, Briefe oder Anrufe.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: 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.)

Synonyme: communication

Häufige Wendungen: keep in contact, lose contact, contact with someone

Berührung, Kontakt

Das körperliche Berühren einer Person oder Sache oder der Zustand, sich zu berühren.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: contact with someone/something (Avoid contact with the hot surface.)

Synonyme: touch, touching

Häufige Wendungen: physical contact, direct contact, contact with something

Blickkontakt

In „eye contact“: Zwei Personen schauen einander direkt in die Augen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: make eye contact with someone (She made eye contact with me and smiled.)

Häufige Wendungen: eye contact, make eye contact, avoid eye contact

Kontakt

Ein kleines Metallteil, durch das Strom zwischen verbundenen Teilen fließen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: terminal

Häufige Wendungen: electrical contact, battery contact

kontaktieren

Jemanden anrufen oder jemandem eine Nachricht schicken.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

Synonyme: get in touch with, reach

Häufige Wendungen: contact someone, contact the office, contact the police

berühren

Eine Person oder Sache körperlich berühren.

In einfachem Englisch: To touch someone or something physically.

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

Synonyme: touch

Häufige Wendungen: contact the surface, contact the ground