contact

el contacto

noun

contact
[ˈkɒntækt]
sustantivo
1contacto (m)
  • to be in/come into contact with -> estar/ponerse en contacto con
  • to make contact with somebody -> contactar con alguien, ponerse en contacto con alguien
  • to lose contact with somebody -> perder el contacto con alguien
  • he has lots of contacts -> tiene muchos contactos
  • contact lens -> lente (f) de contacto, lentilla (f) (español de España), pupilente (f) (español de México)
  • contact lenses, contacts -> lentillas (f pl)
  • contact sport -> deporte (m) de contacto
verbo transitivo
2contactar con, ponerse en contacto con

contact [kon-takt]
sustantivo
1Contacto, tocamiento (physical).
  • To come in/into contact with something -> hacer contacto con algo
  • The plane’s wheels made contact with the ground -> las ruedas del avión tocaron tierra
  • Point of contact -> punto de contacto
  • Contact sport -> deporte de choque
2Contacto (communication).
  • To come in/into contact with somebody -> tratar a alguien
  • To be/get in contact with somebody -> estar/ponerse en contacto con alguien
  • To lose contact with somebody -> perder el contacto con alguien
3Contacto. (Electridad)
4Contacto (influential person).
sustantivo
va. Ponerse en contacto con, contactar co

contact [ˈkɒntækt]
noun
1 (connection) contacto; (m)
to come into contact with tocar; (violently) chocar con
2 (communication) comunicación; (f)
we've had no contact with him for six months
to be in contact with sth/sb estar en contacto con algo/algn; to get into contact with ponerse en contacto con; to lose contact (with sb) perder el contacto (con algn); to make contact (with sb) ponerse en contacto (con algn); I seem to make no contact with him me resulta imposible comunicar con él
3 (Electricity and Electronics) contacto; (m)
to make/break a contact (in circuit) hacer/interrumpir el contacto
4 (personal connection) relación; (f) (pejorative) enchufe; (m) cuña; (f) (LAm) hueso; (m) (Méx) (informal) muñeca; (f) (S. Cone) (informal) (intermediary) contacto; (m)
he has a lot of contacts tiene muchas relaciones; business contacts relaciones comerciales; (f) he rang up one of his business contacts llamó a uno de sus colegas comerciales; you have to have a contact in the business hay que tener un buen enchufe en el negocio; he's got good contacts tiene buenas relaciones
5
contact lens See culture box in entry contact.
verb:transitive
(gen) contactar con; ponerse en contacto con; (by telephone etc) comunicar con
where can we contact you? ¿cómo podemos ponernos en contacto contigo?; ¿dónde podemos encontrarte?
modifier
contact adhesive (n) adhesivo de contacto; (m)
contact breaker (n) (Electricity and Electronics) interruptor; (m)
contact details (n) información de contacto; (f)
contact lens (n) lente de contacto; (f) lentilla; (f)
contact man (n) intermediario; (m)
contact number (n) número de contacto; (m)
contact print (n) contact; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "contact"

Imperative
  • contact
  • you contact
  • he/she contacts
  • we contact
  • you contact
  • they contact
Preterite
  • I contacted
  • you contacted
  • he/she contacted
  • we contacted
  • you contacted
  • they contacted
Present Continuous
  • I am contacting
  • you are contacting
  • he/she is contacting
  • we are contacting
  • you are contacting
  • they are contacting
Present Perfect
  • I have contacted
  • you have contacted
  • he/she has contacted
  • we have contacted
  • you have contacted
  • they have contacted
Past Continuous
  • I was contacting
  • you were contacting
  • he/she was contacting
  • we were contacting
  • you were contacting
  • they were contacting
Past Perfect
  • I had contacted
  • you had contacted
  • he/she had contacted
  • we had contacted
  • you had contacted
  • they had contacted
Future
  • I will contact
  • you will contact
  • he/she will contact
  • we will contact
  • you will contact
  • they will contact
Future Perfect
  • I will have contacted
  • you will have contacted
  • he/she will have contacted
  • we will have contacted
  • you will have contacted
  • they will have contacted
Future Continuous
  • I will be contacting
  • you will be contacting
  • he/she will be contacting
  • we will be contacting
  • you will be contacting
  • they will be contacting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been contacting
  • you have been contacting
  • he/she has been contacting
  • we have been contacting
  • you have been contacting
  • they have been contacting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been contacting
  • you will have been contacting
  • he/she will have been contacting
  • we will have been contacting
  • you will have been contacting
  • they will have been contacting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been contacting
  • you had been contacting
  • he/she had been contacting
  • we had been contacting
  • you had been contacting
  • they had been contacting