chain letter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chain letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chain letter N

chain letter

carta f (de una cadena)

Translations for chain letter in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cadena

chain letter

Translations for chain letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.letter [Am ˈlɛdər, Brit ˈlɛtə] N

1. letter (written message):

letter

carta f

his letters have just been published

su epistolario acaba de publicarse

letter of introduction

carta f de recomendación

letter of advice

carta f de aviso

letter of credit

carta f de crédito

letter of intent

carta f de intenciones

attr letter rack

portacartas m

I'm not much of a letter writer

no soy muy buen corresponsal

letter writing is quite an art

escribir cartas es todo un arte

2.1. letter (of alphabet):

letter

letra f

a two-/eight-letter word

una palabra de dos/ocho letras

she's the only one in the family with letters after her name

es la única de la familia que tiene título (académico u honorífico cuya abreviatura suele usarse tras el nombre)

the letter of the law

la letra de la ley

to the letter

al pie de la letra

2.2. letter <letters, pl > (literature) form:

a man of letters

un literato

a man of letters

un escritor

a man of letters

un hombre de letras

a woman of letters

una literata

a woman of letters

una escritora

a woman of letters

una mujer de letras

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

1. letter (print):

letter card/invitation

grabar

letter card/invitation

estampar (con letras)

2. letter (designate by letter):

the rows are lettered A through G

las filas van por letras de la A a la G

I.chain [Am tʃeɪn, Brit tʃeɪn] N

1. chain:

chain

cadena f

she was wearing a gold chain

llevaba una cadena de oro

the bicycle chain

la cadena de la bicicleta

to pull the chain esp Brit

tirar (de) la cadena

to pull the chain esp Brit

jalar la cadena LatAm excl CSur

chain of office

collar que es atributo de un cargo oficial

to be in chains

estar encadenado

(to make or form) a human chain

(hacer or formar) una cadena humana

2. chain (series):

chain

cadena f

a chain of events

una cadena de acontecimientos

a chain of events

una concatenación de acontecimientos form

a chain of ideas

una serie de ideas encadenadas or eslabonadas

chain of command

cadena de mando

atom chain

cadena de átomos

3. chain COMM:

chain

cadena f

a hotel chain

una cadena hotelera or de hoteles

4. chain Brit (in property purchase):

chain

situación en la cual la venta de una propiedad depende de que el eventual comprador venda la suya o que el vendedor compre otra

5. chain (unit of measurement) HISTORY:

chain

22 yardas o 20, 12 metros

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

chain

encadenar

to chain sth/sb to sth

encadenar algo/a alguien a algo

they were chained to the railings

estaban encadenados a las rejas

I don't want to be chained to the house all day

no quiero estar todo el día metida or encerrada en casa

chain letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chain letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chain letter N

chain letter

carta f en cadena (que debe ser copiada y remitida a varias personas)

Translations for chain letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

letter [ˈletəʳ, Am ˈlet̬ɚ] N

1. letter (message):

letter

carta f

2. letter (symbol):

letter

letra f

Phrases:

to stick to the letter of the law

aplicar la ley en sentido estricto

to the letter

al pie de la letra

I.chain [tʃeɪn] N

1. chain:

chain

cadena f

chain gang

cuerda f de presos

to be in chains

estar encadenado

2. chain (restrictions):

chain

cadenas f pl

3. chain (series):

chain

cadena f

chain of mishaps

sucesión f

II.chain [tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain

encadenar

to chain sth/sb (up) to sth

encadenar algo/a alguien a algo

to be chained to a desk fig

estar encerrado en un despacho

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

Telling people to share if they agree with some generic or cheesy saying is nothing more than an annoying chain letter.

www.christiantoday.com

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

motherboard.vice.com

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

It's like an old-fashioned chain letter: forward this to 10 people or someone you care about will die.

thechronicleherald.ca

If nobody reads a chain letter, does it exist?

www.fastcompany.com

Maybe a chain letter going around the world?

apcmag.com

This supposed fact appears to come from a popular email chain letter.

www.gizmodo.com.au

It's like a chain letter but with yeast.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This school was the focus of a false email chain letter started around 2002.

en.wikipedia.org