El contacto
Example: El contacto con personas nuevas siempre es interesante.
Definition
"El contacto" refers to the act or state of touching, meeting, or communicating with someone or something. It often implies physical touch or interaction, as well as social or communicative connection, such as "El contacto con personas nuevas siempre es interesante."
Etymology
The phrase "el contacto" comes from the Spanish noun 'contacto,' which originates from the Latin 'contactus,' meaning 'touching' or 'touch.' The prefix 'con-' means 'with' and 'tangere' means 'to touch.' Did you know that the concept of 'contact' was historically tied closely to physical touch before extending to social and communicative meanings?
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"El contacto" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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