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communication [kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən] n 1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) the act or an instance of communicating; the imparting or exchange of information, ideas, or feelings 2. something communicated, such as a message, letter, or telephone call 3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) a. (usually plural; sometimes functioning as singular) the study of ways in which human beings communicate, including speech, gesture, telecommunication systems, publishing and broadcasting media, etc. b. (as modifier) communication theory 4. a connecting route, passage, or link 5. (Military) (plural) Military the system of routes and facilities by which forces, supplies, etc., are moved up to or within an area of operations Communication bush telegraph or jungle telegraph A jocular reference to the communications system employed by African natives in which coded messages are sent over long distances by the beating of a drum or hollow log. call one’s shots To verbalize what one intends to do or in what manner one intends to act; to inform others of one’s plans. This phrase probably derives from various billiards games in which a player must call out the shot he plans to make before attempting it. The similar expression call the shots shifts the emphasis from one’s personal domain to a larger frame of reference in which an individual attempts to direct or control events, to be in charge, or to be in the driver’s seat. Call the shots may derive from the director’s role in film making. get one’s signals crossed To be involved in a mutual misunderstanding, to fail to communicate. This current expression may have derived from the telephonic “crossing” of circuits which can result in accidental connections, though the use of various types of signals for communication is so pervasive as to preclude a precise origin for the phrase. Figurative use of the expression plays on the idea of an “accident,” implying mutual misunderstanding with no one at fault. Can we by any chance have got the wires crossed? … It was the idea, wasn’t it, that we should pile on to a pot of tea together? (P. G. Wodehouse, Hot Water, 1932) Today signals is heard more frequently than wires, perhaps reflecting technological advances which facilitate the transmission of signals without wires. grapevine The route by which a rumor circulates. During the American Civil War, grapevine telegraph expressed the term’s current figurative sense while grapevine referred to the rumor itself. Just another foolish grapevine. The expression attained its gossip circuit connotation by analogy to the labyrinthine network of branches characteristic of the climbing grape plant. The art world grape-vine buzzed with rumors. (New Yorker, October, 1970) Irish hint A broad hint, an unsubtle intimation or insinuation. This rarely used Americanism appeared in Henry J. Nott’s Novellettes of a Traveller (1834): Various young men, … intimated, in what might be called Irish hints that they had espied the worthy Mr. Hunt. The reputed bluntness of the Irish may have given rise to the expression. powwow A conference or meeting. This expression originally referred to the festive tribal ceremonies of American Indians. The term is commonly used today for any important council or convention. The Abolitionists are having a great pow-wow here as to whether they shall or shall not maintain their organization. (Daily Telegraph, May, 1865) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
communication noun 1. contact, conversation, correspondence, intercourse, link, relations, connection The problem is a lack of real communication between you. 2. passing on, spread, circulation, transmission, disclosure, imparting, dissemination, conveyance Treatment involves the communication of information. 3. message, news, report, word, information, statement, intelligence, announcement, disclosure, dispatch The ambassador has brought with him a communication from the President. plural noun connections, travel, links, transport, routes Violent rain has caused flooding and cut communications between neighbouring towns. Translations communication [kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən] A. N 1. (= verbal or written contact) → contacto m; (= exchange of information) → comunicación f to be in/get into communication with (frm) → estar/ponerse en contacto con there has been a breakdown of or in communication between the police and the community → el diálogo entre la policía y la comunidad ha sufrido un deterioro 2. (= message) → mensaje m, comunicación f B. CPD communication cord N (Rail) → timbre m or palanca f de alarma communication problem N (personal) → problema m de expresión; (within organization) → problema m de comunicación communication skills NPL → habilidad f or aptitud f para comunicarse communications network N → red f de comunicaciones communications satellite N → satélite m de comunicaciones communications software N → paquete m de comunicaciones communication [kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən] n (= contact) → communication f (= message, contact) → communication f communication breakdown n → problème m de communication communication channels npl → canaux mpl de communication to keep communication channels open → maintenir les canaux de communication ouverts communication cord n (British) → sonnette f d'alarme communication skills npl → techniques fpl de communication He has good communication skills BUT Il communique bien. communications network n → réseau m de communications communications satellite n → satellite m de télécommunications communication n (= communicating) → Verständigung f, → Kommunikation f; (of ideas, information) → Vermittlung f; (of disease) → Übertragung f; (= contact) → Verbindung f; system/means of communication → Kommunikationssystem nt → /-mittel nt; to be in communication with somebody → mit jdm in Verbindung stehen (about wegen) (= exchanging of ideas) → Verständigung f, → Kommunikation f; communication breakdown → Zusammenbruch m → der Kommunikation (= letter, message) → Mitteilung f communications (= roads, railways, telegraph lines etc) → Kommunikationswege pl, → Kommunikationsnetz nt; all communications with the mainland have been cut off → sämtliche Verbindungen zum Festland sind unterbrochen; they’re trying to restore communications → man versucht, die Verbindung wiederherzustellen communications (Telec) → Telekommunikation f (between rooms etc) → Verbindung f communication: communication cord n (Brit Rail) → ˜ Notbremse f communication gap n → Kommunikationslücke f communication problem n → Kommunikationsproblem nt communication skills pl → Kommunikationsfähigkeit f communication [kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → comunicazione f to be in communication with (frm) → essere in contatto con How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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