chains in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for chains in the English»Italian Dictionary

snow chains [Brit, Am ˈsnoʊ ˌtʃeɪnz] N npl MOTOR

snow chains

catene f (da neve)

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 [Brit, Am ˈtʃeɪn ˌlɛdər] N

chain letter

= lettera di una catena di sant'Antonio

chain armour [ˌtʃeɪnˈɑːmə(r)] N

chain armour → chain mail

See also chain mail

chain mail [Brit, Am ˈtʃeɪn ˌmeɪl] N

chain mail

cotta f di maglia

golden chain [ˌɡəʊldənˈtʃeɪn] N BOT

golden chain

laburno m

chain store [Brit, Am ˈtʃeɪn ˌstɔ(ə)r] N

chain store (single shop)

= negozio appartenente a una catena

chain store (retail group)

= catena di grandi magazzini

chain store before n garment

da grandi magazzini

chain-smoker [Brit ˈtʃeɪnsməʊkə, Am ˈtʃeɪnˌsmoʊkər] N

chain-smoker

fumatore m accanito / fumatrice f accanita

value chain [ˈvæljuːˌtʃeɪn] N ECON

value chain

catena f del valore

skid chain [ˈskɪdtʃeɪn] N

skid chain

catena f (da neve)

transmission chain [trænzˈmɪʃnˌtʃeɪn] N

transmission chain

catena f di trasmissione

chains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chains in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

chain store N

chain store

negozio f che fa parte di una catena

chain letter N

chain letter

lettera di una catena di Sant'Antonio

food chain N

food chain

catena f alimentare

mountain chain N GEO

mountain chain

catena f montuosa

snow chain N AUTO

snow chain

catena f da neve

chain smoker N

chain smoker

fumatore(-trice) m (f) accanito, -a

chain saw N

chain saw

motosega f

chain reaction N

chain reaction

reazione f a catena

to set off a chain reaction

innescare una reazione a catena

chain mail N

chain mail

cotta f di maglia

chains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

chain gang

gruppo di prigionieri incatenati insieme impegnati in lavori forzati

to be in chains

essere incatenato

to chain sth/sb (up) to sth

incatenare qc/qu a qc

chain gang

gruppo m di detenuti incatenati

to set off a chain reaction

innescare una reazione a catena

chain reaction

reazione a catena

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He therefore chains her to a rock by the sea to be devoured by the sea monster and leaves her to her fate.

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For side chain packing, a tree decomposition algorithm is used to pack up all the side chains and avoid any clashes.

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

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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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He unlocked his handcuffs and removed the chains.

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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 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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Meanwhile, a man chains some spare ribs to the side of a dock.

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

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Chains for small cogsets (e.g. seven-speeds) and other than derailleur-fitted bicycles are more tolerant of these master link dimensions.

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