LEARNit Dictionary
contact
noun
/ˈkɒntækt/
UK
/ˈkɑːntækt/
US
B1
OPAL
1
B1
the act of communicating with somebody, especially regularly
تماس, ارتباط
2
B1
the state of meeting somebody or having to deal with something
تماس, ارتباط
She always avoided contact with the press.
He'd prefer a job where he doesn't have to be in
direct contact
with the public.
In her job she often
comes into contact with
lawyers.
Children should be
brought into contact with
poetry at an early age.
3
B1
an occasion on which you meet or communicate with somebody; a relationship with somebody
تماس, ارتباط
Even the US, which has no embassy there, is beginning to forge contacts.
We have good contacts with the local community.
The company has
maintained
trade
contacts
with India.
4
B1
a person that you know, especially somebody who can be helpful to you in your work
آشنا
social/personal contacts
I've made some useful contacts in journalism.
She has several contacts in New York.
He has a contact at the White House.
5
B2
the state of touching something
تماس, برخورد
a fear of
physical contact
The disease is spread by contact.
infections transmitted through
sexual contact
His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.
This substance should not
come into contact with
food.
This pesticide kills insects on contact
.
This chemical is liable to explode on contact with water.
She blushed at the sudden contact of his hand against her arm.
6
an electrical connection
اتصال الکتریکی
The switches close the contacts and complete the circuit.
7
a contact lens(= a small round piece of thin plastic that you put on your eye to help you see better)
لنز طبی, لنز تماسی, لنز چشم
8
a person who has recently been near to somebody with a contagious disease and so might have caught the infection from them
شخص در معرض, شخص در معرض عفونت
verb
/ˈkɒntækt/
UK
/ˈkɑːntækt/
US
B1
1
to communicate with somebody, for example by phone, letter or email
تماس گرفتن, برقراری ارتباط, ایجاد ارتباط