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Meanings of connection in English

Russian
связь
Portuguese
conexão
Catalan
associació
Spanish
asociación

Process of joining or uniting entities to create a new entity.

связь
Portuguese
ligação
Catalan
connexió
Spanish
conexión

An instrumentality that connects.

ligação
Portuguese
ligação
Catalan
connexió
Spanish
conexión

A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

ligação
Portuguese
conexão
Catalan
connexió
Spanish
conexión

The state of being connected.

conexão
Usage of connection in English
1
They also stressed the importance of imposing sanctions in connection with Europe.
Reuters
2
The strong connection between The National and Ireland goes back 13 years.
The Irish Times
3
Indeed, ghost traffic already affects the speed of your internet connection today.
BBC
4
Virtually every new car sold today has some sort of network connection.
Wired
5
And feed that connection I feel to the sea and this place.
Independent.ie
6
Often the artist in question will have a connection with the area.
The Irish Times
7
Buffett's connection to the Burke family goes back a number of years.
Reuters
8
There was no connection between the accused and the victims, police said.
Radio NZ
9
Local authorities said six people were arrested in connection with the blaze.
The Guardian
10
There is a railway connection with Europe and a superb natural harbour.
Full Circle
11
I don't have a connection with any religion or New Age group.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
12
The news group held two reader events in connection with the campaign.
The Irish Times
13
When I emigrated 36 years ago my connection with Ireland essentially ended.
The Irish Times
14
Same pipe, same function, same physical connection to your home, different treatment.
Wired
15
But Mr Key said he did not consider these facts a connection.
Radio NZ
16
The real issue here, however, is the lack of a teacher-student connection.
Ebony