chain in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chain in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

supply chain N

supply chain

canal m de producción y distribución

supply chain

cadena f de producción y distribución

watch chain N

watch chain

leontina f

I.daisy chain [Am ˈdeɪzi ˈˌtʃeɪn, Brit] N

daisy chain

guirnalda f de margaritas

II.daisy-chain VB trans

daisy-chain

enlazar en cadena (tipo margarita)

food chain N

food chain

cadena f alimenticia

food chain

cadena f trófica

guard chain N

guard chain

cadena f de seguridad

mountain chain N

mountain chain

cadena f montañosa

mountain chain

cadena f de montañas

mountain chain

cordillera f

safety chain N

safety chain

cadena f de seguridad

chain gang N (in US)

chain gang HISTORY

cuerda f de presos

chain gang HISTORY

cadena f de presos

chain drive N U

chain drive

accionamiento m por cadena

chain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chain in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chain [tʃeɪn] N

1. chain:

chain

cadena f

chain gang

cuerda f de presos

to be in chains

estar encadenado

2. chain GEO:

chain

cadena f montañosa

chain

cordillera f

3. chain (series):

chain

cadena f

chain of mishaps, events

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

chain smoker N

chain smoker

fumador (a) m (f) empedernido, -a

chain saw N

chain saw

motosierra f

chain reaction N

chain reaction

reacción f en cadena

to set off a chain reaction

provocar una reacción en cadena

chain store N

chain store

tienda f de una cadena

food chain N

food chain

cadena f alimentaria

snow chain N AUTO

snow chain

cadena f (para la nieve)

mountain chain N GEO

mountain chain

cordillera f

chain letter N

chain letter

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

chain mail N

chain mail

cota f de malla

chain Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for chain in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cadena de seguridad

safety chain

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English

At, major maintenance was due, requiring the removal and cleaning of the carburetor, drive chain, exhaust silencer, and wheel bearings.

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Chain saw sales accounted for 4 percent of the final figure, while a full 70 percent came from marine products.

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When set to a particular number, each chain up to that number doesn't score anything, nor does it send garbage.

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Having a competitive advantage, quality company offers good product portfolio, well-established value chain and wide geographical span. 3.

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A simple slip dress was turned into absolute fire with a chain gold belt and a thigh high split.

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The chain is relatively short, but has no tensioner.

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The chiral centers of a polypeptide chain can undergo racemization.

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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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The best commercial practitioners of globally distributed supply chain management and customer relationship management employ net-centric methods.

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In terms of physical attacks, characters can chain up to three-in-a-row or charge their power to use a more powerful focus attack.

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