connection

connection: connection [{{t}}kə'nekʃən]

1 noun

(a) (link, association) lien m, rapport m, connexion f;

∎ to make a connection between or to or with sth faire le lien avec qch;

∎ does this have any connection with what happened yesterday? ceci a-t-il un rapport quelconque avec ce qui s'est passé hier?;

∎ in this or that connection à ce propos, à ce sujet

(b) {{}}Technology{{}} connexion f; (of pipes, wires) assemblage m, raccordement m; (of machine parts) accouplement m, engrenage m; {{}}Electricity{{}} prise f, raccord m; {{}}Computing{{}} connexion f, liaison f

(c) {{}}Telecommunications{{}} communication f, ligne f;

∎ a bad connection une mauvaise communication ou ligne

(d) (transfer → between buses, planes, trains) correspondance f;

∎ to miss one's connection rater sa correspondance

(e) (transport) liaison f;

∎ the town enjoys excellent road and rail connections la ville dispose d'excellentes liaisons routières et ferroviaires

(f) (personal relationship) rapport m, relation f;

∎ to form/to break a connection with sb établir/rompre des relations avec qn;

∎ he has CIA connections il a des liens avec la CIA;

∎ family connections parenté f;

∎ to establish a business connection with a firm établir des relations commerciales avec une entreprise

(g) (family relationship) parenté f;

∎ to form a connection by marriage with a good family s'allier à ou avec une bonne famille;

∎ there's no connection with the Yorkshire Smythes il n'y a pas de lien de parenté avec les Smythe du Yorkshire;

∎ my family has Scottish connections il y a des Écossais dans ma famille

(h) (colleague, business contact) relation f (d'affaires);

∎ she has important connections elle a des relations en haut lieu;

∎ she has some useful connections in the publishing world elle a des relations utiles dans le monde de l'édition

(i) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}drugs slang{{}} (dealer) dealer m

2 in connection with preposition

à propos de

►► {{}}Technology{{}} connection kit kit m d'accès ou de connexion

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connection — is now the dominant spelling, although connexion (preferred by Fowler) will be found in older printing styles. Fowler also wrote at length against what he regarded as the excessive use of in connection with, which he castigated as ‘a formula that … Modern English usage
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