comunicarse

comunicarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (tener relación) to communicate; (ponerse en contacto) to get in touch, get in contact (con, with)

■ hace mucho que no me comunico con mi familia I haven't been in contact with my family for ages

2 (extenderse) to spread

■ el fuego se comunicó al bosque the fire spread to the wood

3 (estar conectado) to be connected (con, to)

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to communicate

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VPR

1) (=establecer comunicación)

a) [uso recíproco] to communicate

se comunican en inglés/por fax — they communicate in English/by fax, they use English/fax (to communicate)

aunque no nos vemos, nos comunicamos a menudo — although we don't see each other, we're often in touch o in contact

b) [uso transitivo]

nos comunicamos nuestras impresiones — we exchanged impressions

c)

comunicarse con algn — to communicate with sb

necesitan una emisora con la que comunicarse con nosotros — they need a radio to communicate with us

se comunicó telefónicamente con su esposa — he spoke to his wife on the phone

en mi trabajo tengo que comunicarme con gente de muchos países — my work brings me into contact with people from many different countries

2) (=entenderse)

comunicarse bien con algn — to connect well with sb

hay gente con la que me comunico muy bien — there are some people I connect with really well

se comunica mal con sus empleados — he can't communicate with his employees

3) (=transmitirse)

el entusiasmo del capitán se comunicó a toda la tripulación — the captain's enthusiasm spread to o communicated itself to the whole crew

4) (=unirse) to be connected (con to)

sus habitaciones se comunicaban — they had adjoining rooms, their rooms were connected

el salón se comunica con la cocina a través de un pasillo — the living room is connected to the kitchen by a corridor

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■comunicarse verbo reflexivo to communicate: esta habitación se comunica con el cuarto de baño, this room adjoins with the bathroom
'comunicarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comunicar
- entender
English:
communicate
- connect
- writing
- get

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vpr

1. [hablarse] to communicate (with each other);

se comunican por señas they communicate by signs;

se comunican por correo electrónico they communicate by e-mail;

le cuesta mucho comunicarse con sus compañeros he finds it very difficult to communicate with his colleagues

2. [dos lugares] to be connected;

las islas se comunican a través de un puente the islands are connected by a bridge

3. [propagarse] to spread;

el incendio se comunicó a los apartamentos contiguos the fire spread to neighbouring Br flats o US apartments

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comunicarse

v/r communicate

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vr

comunicarse con

1) : to contact, to get in touch with

2) : to be connected to

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comunicarse vb

1. (unirse) to be connected

los dos pueblos se comunican por un camino forestal the two villages are connected by a forest track

2. (tener trato) to communicate

a la gente tímida le cuesta comunicarse con los demás shy people find it difficult to communicate with others

3. (extenderse) to spread [pt. & pp. spread]

el incendio se comunicó a las casas vecinas the fire spread to the neighbouring houses