noun
el contacto
contact
Es la acción de tocar o comunicarse con otra persona o cosa.
Definition & meaning
Contacto means contact. Its main meanings include:
- Physical contact or touch: two things touching each other.
- Communication or connection: being in touch with someone or an organization.
- A contact person: someone who can provide information, help, or access.
- An electrical contact: a point where an electrical connection is made.
Grammar & Word origin
Contacto is a masculine noun: el contacto. Its plural is contactos.
It comes from Latin contactus, meaning “touch” or “contact,” formed from con- (“together”) and tangere (“to touch”).
Synonyms & antonyms
- comunicación — “communication”; emphasizes the exchange of information rather than contact itself.
- relación — “relationship” or “connection”; often suggests a more established link.
- roce — “touch” or “rubbing”; refers specifically to physical contact, often slight or repeated.
- separación — “separation”; an opposite in the sense of physical contact.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Tengo contacto con mi familia cada semana.noun
I have contact with my family every week.
Juan quiere mantener contacto con sus primos.noun
Juan wants to keep contact with his cousins.
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