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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfalso contacto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fal.so konˈtak.to
"El aparato se apaga solo debido a un falso contacto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An insecure physical attachment between electrical or mechanical components, often causing intermittent signal loss or power failure.
"The flickering headlight was caused by a loose connection in the wiring harness." - 2
A weak or tenuous association, link, or relationship between two concepts, ideas, or individuals.
"There is only a loose connection between the two seemingly unrelated criminal cases."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'loose,' originating from Old Norse 'lauss' meaning slack or unfastened, with 'connection,' derived from the Latin 'connectere' meaning to bind together. First appearing in technical and electrical contexts during the industrial era, it evolved to describe both physical joins that lack firmness and metaphorical relationships that are insufficiently robust.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Loose connection" is said worldwide
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faux contact
Transliteration: fo kɔ̃.tak
"Le grésillement de la radio est dû à un faux contact."
Wackelkontakt
Transliteration: vak.əl.kɔn.takt
"Die Lampe flackert wegen eines Wackelkontakts."
falso contatto
Transliteration: fal.so kon.ˈtat.to
"C'è un falso contatto nel cavo della stampante."
falso contacto
Transliteration: fal.so konˈtak.to
"El aparato se apaga solo debido a un falso contacto."
mau contato
Transliteration: maw kõˈta.tu
"O televisor está sem som por causa de um mau contato."
ढीला कनेक्शन
Transliteration: dhīlā kەکانیśan
"तार में ढीला कनेक्शन होने के कारण पंखा नहीं चल रहा है।"
接触不良
Transliteration: jiēchù bùliáng
"这台电脑屏幕闪烁是因为电源接触不良。"
접촉 불량
Transliteration: jeop-chok bul-lyang
"전선에 접촉 불량이 있어서 불이 깜빡인다."
接触不良
Transliteration: sesshoku furyō
"配線の接触不良が原因で機器が動かない。"
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