chain

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chain
[tʃeɪn]
sustantivo
1cadena (f) ; cadena (f) montañosa, cordillera (f) (of mountains)
  • in chains -> encadenado(a)
  • a chain of events (sentido figurado) -> una concatenación de sucesos
  • to pull the chain -> tirar de la cadena (in toilet)
  • chain gang -> cadena (f) de presidiarios
  • chain letter -> = carta en la que se pide al destinatario que envíe copias de la misma a otras personas
  • chain mail -> cota (f) de malla
  • chain reaction -> reacción (f) en cadena
  • chain saw -> motosierra (f) , sierra (f) mecánica
  • chain store -> cadena (f) de tiendas
verbo transitivo
2encadenar
  • to chain something to something -> encadenar algo a algo

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chain [chein]
sustantivo
1Cadena, serie de muchos anillos o eslabones unidos unos a otros; serie o sucesión (series).
  • A chain of events -> una cadena o concatenación de acontecimientos
  • Mountain chain -> cadena montañosa o de montañas
  • To be in chains -> estar encadenado
  • Chain of office -> collar que es atributo de un cargo oficial
2Encadenamiento, enlace de causas, ideas, etc. 3.
3Cadena de agrimensor; también medida de 66 pies ingleses o 20.
4Cadena entre los tejedores; los hilos por donde pasa la trama.
  • Chain of rocks -> arrecife de piedras
  • Chain-gang -> cadena de presidiarios
  • Chain-plates -> (Mar.) cadenas de las vigotas
  • Chain-pump -> (Mar.) bomba de cadena
  • Chain-shot -> (Art.) balas encadenadas o balas entramadas
Cadena, grillete.1164 metros. En plural es servidumbre, cautiverio, esclavitud.
1Encadenar.
2Esclavizar.
3Poner cadena a alguna cosa.
4Enlazar, unir, juntar.
  • To chain something/somebody to something -> encadenar algo/alguien a algo
  • Chain up -> encadenar
va.

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chain [tʃeɪn]
noun
1 cadena; (f)
to pull the chain [of lavatory] tirar de la cadena
2 chains (fetters) cadenas; (f) grillos; (m) (Aut) cadenas; (f)
in chains encadenado
3
chain of mountains cordillera; (f) chain of shops cadena de tiendas; (f) chain of command cadena de mando; (f) chain of events serie de acontecimientos; (f)
...the bizarre chain of events that led to his departure in January 1938
to form a human chain formar una cadena humana
Students tried to form a human chain around the Parliament
4 (measure) medida de longitud equivalente a 22 yardas o 20,12 metros
A cricket pitch traditionally measures one chain long
verb:transitive
encadenar
he was chained to the wall estaba encadenado a la pared
modifier
chain gang (n) (US) cadena de presidiarios; (f)
chain letter (n) carta que circula en cadena con promesa de una ganancia cuantiosa para los que siguen las indicaciones que da; (f) (con promesa de una ganancia cuantiosa para los que siguen las indicaciones que da)
chain lightning (n) relámpagos en zigzag; (m)
chain mail (n) cota de malla; (f)
chain pump (n) bomba de cangilones; (f)
chain reaction (n) reacción en cadena; (f)
chain smoker (n) fumadorafumadora empedernidoaempedernida;a fumadora (m) (f)a empedernida
chain stitch (n) (Cos) punto de cadeneta; (m) cadeneta; (f)
chain store (n) tienda que pertenece a una cadena; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "chain"

Imperative
  • chain
  • you chain
  • he/she chains
  • we chain
  • you chain
  • they chain
Preterite
  • I chained
  • you chained
  • he/she chained
  • we chained
  • you chained
  • they chained
Present Continuous
  • I am chaining
  • you are chaining
  • he/she is chaining
  • we are chaining
  • you are chaining
  • they are chaining
Present Perfect
  • I have chained
  • you have chained
  • he/she has chained
  • we have chained
  • you have chained
  • they have chained
Past Continuous
  • I was chaining
  • you were chaining
  • he/she was chaining
  • we were chaining
  • you were chaining
  • they were chaining
Past Perfect
  • I had chained
  • you had chained
  • he/she had chained
  • we had chained
  • you had chained
  • they had chained
Future
  • I will chain
  • you will chain
  • he/she will chain
  • we will chain
  • you will chain
  • they will chain
Future Perfect
  • I will have chained
  • you will have chained
  • he/she will have chained
  • we will have chained
  • you will have chained
  • they will have chained
Future Continuous
  • I will be chaining
  • you will be chaining
  • he/she will be chaining
  • we will be chaining
  • you will be chaining
  • they will be chaining
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been chaining
  • you have been chaining
  • he/she has been chaining
  • we have been chaining
  • you have been chaining
  • they have been chaining
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been chaining
  • you will have been chaining
  • he/she will have been chaining
  • we will have been chaining
  • you will have been chaining
  • they will have been chaining
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been chaining
  • you had been chaining
  • he/she had been chaining
  • we had been chaining
  • you had been chaining
  • they had been chaining
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake