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Chain
01
catena
a stylish necklace made of linked metal rings that is worn around the neck as jewelry
Esempi
The chain had a small heart charm hanging from it.
La catena aveva un piccolo ciondolo a forma di cuore appeso.
02
a connected series of hills or mountains forming a continuous line
Esempi
A chain of hills provides natural shelter.
03
catena
a series of connected or interdependent items or events
Esempi
The virus spread through a chain of contact points.
3.1
catena, collana
a line of metal rings or links connected together, often used for fastening or pulling
Esempi
He locked his bike with a heavy chain.
Ha bloccato la sua bicicletta con una catena pesante.
04
a sequence of connected atoms, usually forming part of an organic molecule
Esempi
The molecule contains a nitrogen chain.
05
anything that serves as a limitation
Esempi
Her self-doubt was a chain that limited her confidence.
06
catena, rete
a group of retail stores that have the same name and sell similar products or services, all owned and run by the same company
Esempi
The supermarket chain introduced new self-checkout systems in all its branches.
La catena di supermercati ha introdotto nuovi sistemi di self-checkout in tutte le sue filiali.
07
a series of objects connected or linked together
Esempi
They formed a chain of volunteers to pass the supplies.
08
a unit of measurement for length, usually 66 feet or 20.1168 meters in surveying
Esempi
The boundary is 10 chains long.
09
a situation in which the sale of a house or apartment depends on the buyer first selling their own property
Dialect
British
BritishEsempi
Selling houses in a chain can be stressful.
to chain
01
incatenare
to secure or attach something or someone using a series of connected links
Transitive: to chain sb/sth | to chain sb/sth to an immobile support
Esempi
As a precaution, she always chains her bike to the rack whenever she parks it downtown.
Come precauzione, lei lega sempre la sua bicicletta al supporto quando la parcheggia in centro.
02
incatenare, collegare
to connect or link multiple items together to form a continuous line or series
Transitive: to chain multiple items
Esempi
The workers chained the sections of fence to enclose the entire perimeter of the construction site.
I lavoratori hanno incatenato le sezioni della recinzione per racchiudere l'intero perimetro del cantiere.
Albero Lessicale
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