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To be well connected; to have good and useful social or professional contacts.
In dieser Branche ist es wichtig, gut connected zu sein, um an die besten Aufträge zu kommen.
In this industry, it's important to be well connected in order to get the best contracts.
To be connected to the internet or another technical network.
Sobald du mit dem WLAN connected bist, kannst du die App herunterladen.
As soon as you're connected to the Wi-Fi, you can download the app.
This word is an Anglicism and is used almost exclusively predicatively, that is, after a verb like 'sein' (to be). Declining it before a noun (e.g., 'ein connecteter Manager') is uncommon and sounds unnatural.
Er ist in der Politikszene sehr gut connected.
He is very well connected in political circles.
'Connected' is a modern word from English that is used especially in professional and youth language. It feels modern and informal.
Für den Job brauchst du nicht nur Talent, du musst auch connected sein.
For the job, you don't just need talent; you also have to be connected.
You can easily recognize the meaning from context. If it is about people, contacts, and careers, it refers to social networking. If it is about devices, Wi-Fi, or the internet, it refers to a technical connection.
Sie kennt viele wichtige Leute und ist in der Kunstszene bestens connected.
She knows many important people and is extremely well connected in the art scene.
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When describing a device, online and connected can both refer to an active technical connection. Online usually describes the current network status in general. Connected places more emphasis on being linked and can be used together with a specific technical network.
Nach dem Neustart ist der Laptop wieder mit dem Firmennetz connected.
After restarting, the laptop is connected to the company network again.
Nach dem Neustart ist der Laptop wieder online.
After restarting, the laptop is online again.
