connection

a relationship between two or more people, groups, things, etc.

relación, conexión, vínculo

• have a connection with somebody/something

Collocations family connection · business connection

• There's no connection between the two events.

  No hay relación entre los dos eventos.

a system that allows people or machines to communicate with each other, especially by telephone or computer.

conexión, enlace, conexión tecnológica

• make a connection

Collocations internet connection · telephone connection

• The phone line is down, so we can't make a connection.

  La línea telefónica está caída, por lo que no podemos establecer una conexión.

a journey by train, bus, plane, etc.

viaje, trayecto, conexión (de transporte)

• make a connection

Collocations train connection · flight connection

• We missed our connecting flight to Paris.

  Perdimos la conexión para París.

a thought or idea that is related to something else, especially one that helps you understand a problem better.

idea, pensamiento, asociación mental

• make a connection

Collocations logical connection · mental connection

• I made the connection between his illness and his poor diet.

  Hice la conexión entre su enfermedad y su dieta mala.

a system that allows electricity to flow from one place to another.

conexión eléctrica, cableado, instalación eléctrica

• make a connection

Collocations electrical connection · power connection

• The electrician needs to make a new electrical connection.

  El electricista necesita hacer una nueva conexión eléctrica.

a person or group of people who are connected with each other in some way, especially by family ties.

conexión social, red de contactos, grupo relacionado

• have connections

Collocations social connection · family connection

• He has a lot of political connections.

  Tiene muchas conexiones políticas.

a link between two musical notes or sounds that are played smoothly and without a break.

ligadura, enlace musical, conexión tonal

• make a connection

Collocations musical connection · tonal connection

• The pianist made a perfect connection between the two notes.

  El pianista hizo una conexión perfecta entre las dos notas.

the way in which computers are linked together to form a network.

conexión de computadoras, red informática, enlace de datos

• make a connection

Collocations computer connection · network connection

• The company needs to improve its computer connections.

  La empresa necesita mejorar sus conexiones de computadoras.