chain letter in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for chain letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

chain letter [Brit, Am ˈtʃeɪn ˌlɛdər] N

chain letter

= lettera di una catena di sant'Antonio

Translations for chain letter in the Italian»English Dictionary

catena di sant'Antonio

chain letter

Translations for chain letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

1. letter (item of correspondence):

letter

lettera f (to per; from di)

a letter of apology, resignation

una lettera di scuse, di dimissioni

to inform sb by letter

informare qn per lettera

he receives a lot of letters

riceve molte lettere

letters to the editor JOURN

lettere al direttore

the letters of Virginia Woolf

le lettere di Virginia Woolf

2. letter:

letter (of alphabet)

lettera f

letter (character)

lettera f

letter (character)

carattere m

the letter A

la lettera A

to write sth in big letters

scrivere qc in maiuscolo

to write sth in big letters fig

scrivere qc a grandi lettere

to have a lot of letters after one's name inf

avere un sacco di titoli

3. letter Am SPORTS:

letter

= onorificenza per meriti in campo sportivo conferita da una scuola sotto forma di suo monogramma

II.letters N

letters npl (literature):

letters

lettere f

academy of letters

accademia delle belle lettere

a man, woman of letters

un uomo, una donna di lettere

III.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB trans

letter photograph, diagram:

letter

segnare con una lettera

the rows are lettered from A to P

le file sono segnate con lettere dalla A alla P

to be lettered in gold

essere scritto a lettere d'oro

to be lettered in ink

con lettere scritte a inchiostro

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

to letter in baseball

avere un'onoreficenza per il baseball

V.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər]

to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law

rispettare la lettera e non lo spirito della legge

to follow instructions to the letter

seguire le istruzioni alla lettera

I.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] N

1. chain (metal links):

chain

catena f

a length of chain

una catena

a gold chain

una catena d'oro

to put or keep sb in chains

incatenare qn or mettere, tenere qn in catene

to keep a dog on a chain

tenere un cane alla catena

to break free of or from one's chains fig

liberarsi dalle catene

2. chain (on lavatory):

chain

catena f (dello sciacquone)

to pull the chain

tirare l'acqua

3. chain (on door):

chain

catena f

to put the chain on (the door)

mettere la catena (alla porta)

4. chain COMM:

chain

catena f (of di)

supermarket, hotel chain

catena di supermercati, di hotel

5. chain (series):

chain (of events)

catena f

chain (of events)

serie f

chain (of ideas)

concatenamento m

chain of causation

rapporto di causa ed effetto

he's only a link in the chain

è solo un anello della catena

to make or form a (human) chain

fare, formare una catena umana

6. chain:

chain BIOL, GEOG, PHYS

catena f

7. chain:

chain

= unità di misura di lunghezza pari a 20, 12 m

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

chain person:

chain

incatenare, mettere, tenere in catene

to chain sb's legs, wrists

incatenare le gambe, i polsi di qn

to chain two people together

incatenare due persone l'una all'altra

to chain a dog, a bicycle to sth

legare con la catena un cane, una bicicletta a qc

chain letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chain letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

chain letter N

chain letter

lettera di una catena di Sant'Antonio

Translations for chain letter in the English»Italian Dictionary

letter [ˈle·t̬ɚ] N

letter (message, symbol):

letter

lettera f

letter of recommendation

lettera di raccomandazione

letter of credit

lettera di credito

Phrases:

to stick to the letter of the law

attenersi rigorosamente alla legge

to the letter

alla lettera

I.chain [tʃeɪn] N

1. chain:

chain

catena f

chain gang

gruppo di prigionieri incatenati insieme impegnati in lavori forzati

to be in chains

essere incatenato

2. chain (series):

chain

serie f inv

II.chain [tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain

incatenare

to chain sth/sb (up) to sth

incatenare qc/qu a qc

to be chained to a desk fig

essere incollato alla scrivania

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This article was also copied into a chain letter and released as truth onto the web.

en.wikipedia.org

Maybe a chain letter going around the world?

apcmag.com

The chain letter had been born.

www.slate.com

But at least the chain letter usually promised something that existed.

www.gizmodo.com.au

Chain letters that ask for items of minor value such as business cards or recipes are not covered by this law.

en.wikipedia.org

He has been an evolving chain letter passed from different filmmakers.

www.tribute.ca

But bubbles always burst, because they are financed with debt, which expands like a chain letter for the economy as a whole.

www.counterpunch.org

After all, people would be unlikely to share a chain letter about an app they'd never heard of.

motherboard.vice.com

If nobody reads a chain letter, does it exist?

www.fastcompany.com

It's basically an illegal chain letter scheme in which consumers are asked to buy a gift for a stranger to get gifts back in return.

www.lifehacker.com.au