snow chains in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for snow chains in the English»French Dictionary

snow chains N npl MOTOR

snow chains

chaînes fpl

Translations for snow chains in the French»English Dictionary

mettre les chaînes

to put the snow chains on

chaînes

snow chains

chaîner

to put snow chains on

Translations for snow chains in the English»French Dictionary

I.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] N

1. chain (metal links):

chain

chaîne f

a length of chain

une chaîne

a gold chain

une chaîne en or

to put or keep sb in chains

enchaîner qn

to keep a dog on a chain

tenir un chien à la chaîne

to break free of or from one's chains fig

rompre ses chaînes

2. chain (on lavatory):

chain

chasse f (d'eau)

to pull the chain

tirer la chasse

3. chain (on door):

chain

chaîne f de sûreté

to put the chain on (the door)

mettre la chaîne de sûreté (à la porte)

4. chain COMM:

chain

chaîne f (of de)

supermarket/hotel chain

chaîne f de supermarchés/d'hôtels

5. chain (series):

chain (of events)

série f

chain (of ideas)

enchaînement m

chain of causation

rapport m de cause à effet

chain of causation

relation f de cause à effet

he's only a link in the chain

il n'est qu'un maillon de la chaîne

to make or form a (human) chain

faire la chaîne, faire une chaîne humaine

6. chain:

chain BIOL, GEOG, PHYS

chaîne f

7. chain (unit of length):

chain

= 20, 12 m

II.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain person:

chain

enchaîner

to chain sb's legs/wrists

attacher les jambes/poignets de qn avec des chaînes

to chain two people together

enchaîner deux personnes l'une à l'autre

to chain a dog/a bicycle to sth

attacher un chien/une bicyclette à qc avec une chaîne

III.chained ADJ

chained

enchaîné

to keep sb chained

tenir qn enchaîné

to be chained to one's desk/the kitchen sink fig

être esclave de son travail/ses casseroles

I.snow [Brit snəʊ, Am snoʊ] N

1. snow METEO:

snow

neige f

a fall of snow

une chute de neige

2. snow:

snow RADIO, TV

neige f

3. snow (cocaine):

snow inf

neige f inf

snow inf

cocaïne f

II.snows N

snows npl:

snows

neiges fpl

the snows of Siberia

les neiges de Sibérie

III.snow [Brit snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB trans inf Am

snow

emberlificoter inf

IV.snow [Brit snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB impers

snow

neiger

it's snowing

il neige

snow chains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for snow chains in the English»French Dictionary

snow chains N pl AUTO

snow chains

chaînes fpl à neige

Translations for snow chains in the French»English Dictionary

chaîne à neige

snow chains

Translations for snow chains in the English»French Dictionary

I.chain [tʃeɪn] N

1. chain (set of related things):

chain

chaîne f

gold/silver chain

chaîne en or/en argent

fast food chain

chaîne de fast-food

chain of mishaps

série f de malheurs

2. chain (rings to hold captive):

chain

entraves fpl

ball and chain

boulet m

chain gang

chaîne de forçats

to be in chains

être enchaîné

3. chain (restrictions):

chain

joug m

II.chain [tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain

enchaîner

Phrases:

to be chained to a desk

être rivé à son bureau

I.snow [snəʊ, Am snoʊ] N

1. snow no pl METEO (frozen precipitation):

snow

neige f

in the snow

dans la neige

as white as snow

blanc(he) comme neige

2. snow TV (static):

snow

neige f

3. snow no pl inf MED (cocaine):

snow

neige f

II.snow [snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB intr

snow

neiger

III.snow [snəʊ, Am snoʊ] VB trans Am

snow

embobiner

to snow sb into believing sth

faire croire qc à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

Snow chains are more effective than socks, but do have a few drawbacks.

www.fleetnews.co.uk

An alternative to changing tyres is to carry snow chains or snow socks to fit when the snow gets deep.

www.fleetnews.co.uk

Snow chains attach to the drive wheels of a vehicle.

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They can be an alternative to the use of snow chains.

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Snow chains are contraptions that are fitted to the tyres in order to provide maximum traction when driving through snow and ice.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

Motorists whose vehicles were not equipped with 4-wheel drive were required to use snow chains to travel on state roadways during the storm.

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The rules and regulations on winter tyres and snow chains differ between countries.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

Apart from snow chains, there are lots of other ways to fall foul of the gendarmerie.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The wheelbase between the rear axles used to be the longest in market to enable use of snow chains.

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