Translations for „chains“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . chain [tʃeɪn] N

1. chain:

chain

цепь f

chain

цепо́чка f

chain gang

гру́ппа f ка́торжников в кандала́х, ско́ванных о́бщей це́пью

to be in chains

быть в око́вах

2. chain (restrictions):

chain

ограниче́ние nt

3. chain (series):

chain

верени́ца f

chain

череда́ f

chain of mishaps

ряд m

II . chain [tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain

держа́ть в цепя́х

chain

ско́вывать

to chain sth/sb (up) to sth

прико́вывать це́пью к кому́-ли́бо/чему́-ли́бо

to be chained to a desk fig

быть прико́ванным к пи́сьменному столу́

chain letter N

chain letter

письмо́ nt , рассыла́емое по не́скольким адреса́м с тем, что́бы получа́тель разосла́л его́ други́м адреса́там

chain reaction N

chain reaction

цепна́я реа́кция f

to set off a chain reaction

вы́звать цепну́ю реа́кцию

chain store N

chain store

одноти́пный ро́зничный магази́н m одно́й фи́рмы

food chain N

food chain

пищева́я цепь f

food chain

цепь f пита́ния

mountain chain N geo

mountain chain

го́рная цепь f

paper chain N

paper chain

бума́жная гирля́нда f

snow chain N AUTO

snow chain

цепь m противоскольже́ния

Usage examples with chains

to be in chains

быть в око́вах

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Three other deserters were hanged and their bodies suspended in chains as a warning to others.

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After successful chains of attacks, the number increases with more devastating moves now available.

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These "wrong" intercessors, with their passionate prayers for the unborn, had no idea they were rattling chains hidden deep within my heart every time they prayed.

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It was programmed by resetting gears and chains to adjust phasing and amplitudes.

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Our success in validating cotton supply chains, which are dispersed over large geographies and notoriously complex, sets the precedent for our deployment in other verticals from plastics to pharmaceutics.

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The other side of me was seeing all my homies pulling up in nice rides, chains, and nicer clothes.

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We were tired of multiple mailing lists, contact books, phone-chains and incompatibilities.

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Don't forget snow chains if you're driving to the resort.

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We would create homemade paper chains to decorate the giant climbing philodendron that had attached itself to the side of our home.

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The RI of a film can be increased by combining both long and polydisperse chains, thus increasing the films nonfouling properties.

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