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chain
1. n. La chaîne.
2. n. Les chaînes, les fers (liens), l'entrave.
to be in chains, in the chains : être enchaîné.
put in chains : entraver.
3. v. Enchaîner, attacher avec une chaîne, river.
to be chained to a desk : être rivé à son bureau.
anglais > anglais
chain
1. n. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
He wore a gold chain around the neck.
2. n. A series of interconnected things.
a chain of mountains
a chain of ideas, one leading to the next
This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
3. n. A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
4. n. (chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.
5. n. (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
6. n. (surveying) A long measuring tape.
7. n. A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
8. n. (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
9. n. (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
10. n. That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
the chains of habit
11. n. (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
12. n. (weaving) The warp threads of a web.
13. v. To fasten something with a chain.
14. v. (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
15. v. To secure someone with fetters.
16. v. To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
17. v. (figurative) To obligate.
18. v. (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
19. v. (computing) To be chained to another data item.
20. v. To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
21. v. (transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
français > anglais
chaîne
1. n-f. chain
La chaîne est trop courte, nous n'y arriverons pas. - The chain is too short, we aren't reaching it.
2. n-f. (TV) channel
Pouvez-vous changer de chaîne, s'il vous plaît? - Can you change the channel, please?
3. n-f. (textiles) warp
4. n-f. (music) hi-fi or stereo system
5. n-f. (computer science) character string

Exemples de phrases

"Did he take his job?" "Yes, he is located higher up in the food chain."      «Il lui a pris son poste?» «Oui, il est situé plus haut dans la chaîne alimentaire.» A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.      Une chaîne n'est aussi forte que son maillon le plus faible. This hotel chain is no longer providing high quality service.      Cette chaîne d'hôtels ne fournit plus un service de haute qualité. If a link in a chain breaks, it's no longer a chain.      Si le maillon d'une chaîne casse, ce n'est plus une chaîne. I don't have a chain saw, but I know someone who does.      Je n'ai pas de tronçonneuse mais je connais quelqu'un qui en a une.

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