conectar
transitive verb
1 [+cables, tubos] to connect (up)
he conectado el ordenador a Internet I've connected the computer to the internet
todavía no hemos conectado la luz en el piso nuevo we still haven't had the electricity connected in the new flat; conecta el televisor para ver las noticias switch on the television to watch the news; conectar un aparato eléctrico a tierra to earth o ground an electrical appliance; (EEUU)
2 (enlazar)
conectar algo con algo to link sth to sth; esta autovía conectará Granada con Almería this dual carriageway will link Granada and o to Almería; la secretaria no me quiso conectar con el jefe the secretary wouldn't put me through to the boss; una oración que me conecta con Dios a prayer which puts me in touch with God
intransitive verb
1 (congeniar)
Ana y Eugenia conectan bien Ana and Eugenia have a lot in common
un autor que ha sabido conectar con el público an author who knows how to get through to o reach the public; no hemos logrado conectar con el electorado we didn't manage to get through to the electorate