 | English  | German |  |
 | electr. tech. travel connecting {adj} [attr.] [e.g. adapter, contact, flight, train] | 151 Anschluss- [z. B. Adapter, Kontakt, Flug, Zug] |  |
 | electr. pitted {adj} {past-p} [e.g. contact breaker point] | 46 erodiert |  |
 | electr. tech. lagging {adj} {pres-p} [contact, phase] | 26 nacheilend [Kontakt, Phase] |  |
 | telecom. radio {adj} [attr.] [e.g. contact, intelligence, interference, message, signal] | 20 Funk- [z. B. Kontakt, Aufklärung, Störung, Spruch, Signal] |  |
 | electr. tech. leading {adj} {pres-p} [contact, phase] | 5 voreilend [Kontakt, Phase] |  |
 | visual {adj} [e.g. approach, flight, contact, display] | 5 Sicht- [z. B. Anflug, Flug, Kontakt, Anzeige] |  |
 | human {adj} [concerning fellow human beings, e.g., contact, relationships] | mitmenschlich |  |
Verbs |
 | to maintain sth. [e.g. tension, eye contact] | 7611 etw.Akk. aufrechterhalten [z. B. Spannung, Augenkontakt] [beibehalten] |  |
 | to approach sb. [contact] | 635 jdn. kontaktieren |  |
 | to liaise [chiefly British] [to be the contact person] | 88 vermitteln [als Verbindungsperson fungieren] |  |
 | to establish sth. [contact etc.] | 53 etw. aufnehmen [Kontakt etc.] |  |
 | Internet to ghost sb. [coll.] [abruptly cut off contact with] | 50 jdn. ghosten [ugs.] [neol.] [so tun, als ob es einen nicht mehr gäbe] |  |
 | to approach [contact] | Kontakt aufnehmen |  |
 | to spoon [to sleep with someone in close contact, both facing right or left] | in der Löffelchen-Position schlafen |  |
Nouns |
 | introduction [first contact] | 906 Vorstellung {f} [erster Kontakt] |  |
 | converse [discourse, contact] | 104 Umgang {m} [gesellschaftlich] |  |
 | MedTech. optics contact [coll.] [contact lens] | 22 Kontaktlinse {f} |  |
 | ICE [number of contact person in case of emergency] | 5 IN [Nummer der Kontaktperson bei Notfallsituation] |  |
 | [Soviet prisoner-of-war camp not allowing contact with home] | Schweigelager {n} |  |
 | telecom. DXing [amateur radio: attempting to receive and identify distant radio or television signals, or to make two-way radio contact with distant stations] | DXen {n} [Amateurfunk: versuchen, weit entfernte Sender zu empfangen oder mit einer weit entfernten Funkstation in Verbindung zu treten] |  |
 | ragchew [coll.] [an extended, informal conversation (amateur radio contact)] | Plauder-QSO {n} [ugs.] [Amateurfunk] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | telecom. DX / dx [morse code abbreviation, telegraphic shorthand] [international: "(long) distance (contact)", "distant (exchange)"] [English also: "foreign countries"] | DX / dx [Morsezeichen-Abkürzung] [„(große) Entfernung“, „(weit) entfernt“, „Fernverbindung“] |  |
 | electr. slow-action {adj} [attr.] [e.g. contact, switch] | Schleich- [z. B. Kontakt, Schalter] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | electr. to break contact [a certain contact] | den Kontakt öffnen |  |
 | electr. to break contact [any contact] | einen Kontakt öffnen |  |
 | to keep up [contact, deception, custom] | aufrechterhalten |  |
 | to keep up [contact, deception, custom] | aufrechthalten |  |
 | to keep up [contact, deception, custom] | aufrecht halten |  |
 | to keep up [maintain, perpetuate contact etc.] | aufrechterhalten [Kontakt] |  |
 | to make contact [a certain contact] | den Kontakt schließen |  |
 | to make contact [any contact] | einen Kontakt schließen |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | electr. closing contact [less often for: normally open contact, make contact] | Schließkontakt {m} |  |
 | sports corked thigh [Aus.] [coll.] [internal bleeding in thigh muscle through contact injury] | Pferdekuss {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | electr. tech. dwell angle [contact breaker ignition system] | Schließwinkel {m} |  |
 | face time [Am.] [coll.] [time spent in face-to-face contact with someone] | Zeit {f} für ein persönliches Gespräch / Treffen |  |
 | biol. haptic stimulus [contact stimulus] | Berührungsreiz {m} |  |
 | med. housewife's dermatitis [skin inflammation caused due to contact with an irritating substance] | Waschfrauenhände {pl} |  |
 | med. housewife's dermatitis [skin inflammation caused due to contact with an irritating substance] | Waschhände {pl} |  |
 | ling. language contact [languages in contact] | Sprachenkontakt {m} |  |
 | gastr. plate grill [contact grill] | Kontaktgrill {m} |  |
 | med. Toxicodendron dermatitis [urushiol-induced contact dermatitis] | Giftefeu-Ausschlag {m} [Hautausschlag nach Kontakt mit Giftefeu] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | in contact with [physical contact] | im Kontakt mit [physischer Kontakt] |  |
 | aviat. without ground contact {adv} [without visual contact with the ground] | ohne Erdsicht |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to close the door [idiom] [break off contact] | die Tür hinter sichDat. zumachen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [alle Bande / Verbindungen abbrechen] |  |
 | comp. to delete a contact [an address book contact] | einen Kontakt löschen [Adressbuch-Kontakt] |  |
 | to go NC (with sb.) [coll.] [to go "no contact", to cut off contact] | den Kontakt (zu / mit jdm.) abbrechen |  |
 | to reach out to sb. [to initiate contact with sb.] | jdn. kontaktieren |  |
 | to reach out to sb. [to initiate contact with sb.] | mit jdm. in Kontakt treten [bes. um zu helfen] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | med. direct contact infection [by direct contact with an infected person] | direkte Kontaktinfektion {f} |  |
 | med. irritant contact eczema <ICE> [toxic contact dermatitis] | irritatives Kontaktekzem {n} [toxische Kontaktdermatitis] |  |
 | electr. normally closed contact <NC contact, N/C contact> | Öffner {m} |  |
 | electr. normally open contact [make contact acc. to IEC 60050] | Schließerkontakt {m} |  |
 | electr. normally open contact <NO contact, N/O contact> | Schließer {m} [im Ruhezustand offener Melder] |  |
 | med. poison ivy rash [contact dermatitis] | Giftefeu-Ausschlag {m} [Hautausschlag nach Kontakt mit Giftefeu] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to be through with somebody [coll.] [cut off contact] | mit jdm. fertig sein [fig.] [den Kontakt abbrechen] |  |
 | to keep eye contact (with sb.) [also: keep eye-contact] | (mit jdm.) Augenkontakt halten |  |
 | to make a contact (with sb.) [implying the contact (hopefully) to last] | einen Kontakt (zu / mit jdm.) knüpfen |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
 | biol. bot. T | |  |
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