contact

contact
contact [{{t}}'kɒntækt]
1 noun
(a) (communication) contact m, rapport m;
we don't have much contact with our neighbours nous n'avons pas beaucoup de contacts avec nos voisins;
to be in contact with sb être en contact ou en rapport avec qn;
are you still in contact? (of two people) est-ce que vous êtes toujours en contact?;
the two leaders are in close contact les deux dirigeants sont en contact étroit;
to come into contact with sb entrer ou se mettre en contact ou en rapport avec qn;
anyone who has come into contact with the sick man quiconque s'est trouvé au contact du malade;
she hadn't come into contact with poverty elle ne s'était pas trouvée au contact de la pauvreté;
to make contact with sb prendre contact avec qn;
to stay in contact with sb garder le contact ou rester en contact avec qn;
to lose contact with sb (lose touch) perdre contact avec qn;
shall I give you a contact address/number? voulez-vous que je vous donne l'adresse/le numéro où vous pouvez me joindre?
(b) (touch) contact m;
to come into contact with entrer en contact avec, toucher;
the substance must not come into contact with the air la substance ne doit pas être exposée à l'air;
always keep one foot in contact with the ground gardez toujours un pied au sol;
physical contact contact m physique;
eye contact contact m visuel
(c) (person) relation f;
she has some useful business contacts elle a quelques bons contacts (professionnels);
I have a contact who may be able to help you je connais quelqu'un qui pourrait vous aider;
who's our contact in Paris? qui est notre contact à Paris?
(d) {{}}Electricity{{}} (connector, connection) contact m;
to make/break (the) contact mettre/couper le contact
(e) {{}}Medicine{{}} = personne ayant approché un malade contagieux
(f) {{}}Photography{{}} (contact print) planche f contact, épreuve f par contact
(g) (contact lens) verre m ou lentille f de contact;
to wear contacts porter des lentilles de contact
2 compound-forming noun
(a) {{}}Medicine{{}} (contagious → dermatitis) par contact
(b) (killing on contact → herbicide, insecticide) par contact
3 transitive verb
prendre contact avec, contacter;
we'll contact you later on this week nous vous contacterons cette semaine
►► {{}}Electricity{{}} contact breaker disjoncteur m;
contact breaker plate plateau m porte-rupteur;
contact breaker points contacts mpl rupteur;
{{}}Aviation{{}} contact flight (flight) vol m à basse altitude; (navigation) navigation f à vue;
contact lens verre m ou lentille f de contact;
contact man contact m, agent m de liaison;
{{}}Photography{{}} contact print planche f contact, épreuve f par contact;
contact sport sport m de contact

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