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1 chain
سِلْسِلَة \ chain: a string of metal rings; a row or line (of mountains etc.); a set (of related ideas, facts, events, etc.). leash: a chain or a leather string for controlling a dog: Fierce watchdogs should be kept on a leash. range: a row (of hills or mountains). series: (pl. unchanged) a number of things of the same kind that follow each other: He suffered a series of accidents; two series of scientific films on television. -
2 catena
"chain;Kette;chaine;cadena;corrente"* * *f chaincatena di montaggio assembly linecatena montuosa mountain range, chain of mountains* * *catena s.f.1 chain: catena dell'uscio, door chain; una lunga catena di ferro, a long iron chain; mettere un cane alla catena, to put a dog on the chain; prigioniero in catene, prisoner in chains, ( in ceppi) prisoner in fetters // catene da neve, ( per auto) snow chains2 (fig.) bond, tie; shackles (pl.): le catene dell'amicizia, the bonds of friendship; liberarsi dalle catene del convenzionalismo, to shake off the shackles of convention; spezzare le catene, to shake off one's fetters; tenere qlcu. in catene, to keep s.o. in complete subjection3 ( serie, successione) chain, succession, sequence: catena di avvenimenti, chain of events // catena di S. Antonio, chain letter // catena alimentare, food chain4 (comm., econ.) chain, line: una catena di negozi, chain of shops; negozi a catena, chain stores (o multiple shops); una catena di supermercati, a string of supermarkets; catena di giornali, newspaper chain; catena di distribuzione, chain of distribution; catena di montaggio, assembly line; catena di produzione, chain of production6 (scient.) chain // (mat.): catena ascendente, ascending chain; regola della catena, chain rule // (chim.): catena aperta, chiusa, open, closed chain (of atoms); reazione a catena, chain reaction.* * *[ka'tena] 1.sostantivo femminile1) chainlegare un cane alla catena — to put a dog on a chain, to chain (up) a dog
mettere qcn. in -e — to put sb. in chains, to chain sb.
rompere o spezzare le -e — fig. to cast off one's chains, to break the bonds
3) geogr. chain, range4) comm.catena di supermercati, alberghi — supermarket, hotel chain
5) chim. chain6) a catenatamponamento a catena — aut. (multiple) pile-up
2.produzione a catena — ind. mass production
sostantivo femminile plurale catene aut.catena di montaggio — assembly o production line
catena montuosa — mountain range o chain
* * *catena/ka'tena/I sostantivo f.1 chain; catena della bicicletta bycicle chain; legare un cane alla catena to put a dog on a chain, to chain (up) a dog; mettere qcn. in -e to put sb. in chains, to chain sb.; rompere o spezzare le -e fig. to cast off one's chains, to break the bonds2 (organizzazione) catena di solidarietà support network3 geogr. chain, range5 chim. chain6 a catena catastrofi a catena a series of disasters; reazione a catena chain reaction; tamponamento a catena aut. (multiple) pile-up; produzione a catena ind. mass productionII catene f.pl.aut. - e (da neve) snow chainscatena alimentare food chain; catena di montaggio assembly o production line; catena montuosa mountain range o chain; catena di sant'Antonio chain letter. -
3 cordillera
• chain of mountains• cordillera• mountain chain• mountain range• range of mountains• rider• ridership• ridge• ridge of earth -
4 montoĉeno
chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, rand -
5 cadena de montańas
• chain of mountains• mountain range• range of mountains• sierra -
6 sıradağlar
chain of mountains -
7 горная цепь
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8 cadena
f.1 chain.reacción en cadena chain reactiontirar de la cadena to flush the toilet, to pull the chain (de lavabo)cadena alimentaria o alimenticia food chaincadena hotelera hotel chaincadena montañosa mountain rangecadena perpetua life imprisonmentcadena de tiendas chain of stores2 channel (television).¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?3 line.cadena de montaje assembly linecadena de producción production line4 series, chain.5 group, business group.6 concatenation, train, catena.* * *1 (gen) chain; (de perro) leash, lead2 (grupo de empresas) chain3 (industrial) line4 (montañosa) range5 (musical) music centre (US center)6 TELEVISIÓN channel7 RADIO chain of stations1 AUTOMÓVIL tyre (US tire) chains\tirar de la cadena (del wáter) to flush the toilettrabajar en cadena to work on the production linecadena de fabricación production linecadena de montaje assembly linecadena montañosa mountain rangecadena perpetua life imprisonmentcadena trófica food chainreacción en cadena chain reactiontrabajo en cadena assembly-line work* * *noun f.1) chain2) channel3) range•* * *SF1) [de eslabones, joyería] chainse me salió la cadena de la bici — the chain came off my bike, my bike chain came off
tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain
2) (Radio, TV) (=canal) channel3) (Audio)cadena musical — music centre, sound system
4) (Com) [de hoteles, tiendas, restaurantes] chain5)6) (=sucesión) [de acontecimientos, átomos] chain; [de atentados] string, seriesen cadena: colisión en cadena — multiple collision, (multiple) pile-up
cadena de caracteres — (Inform) character string
7)cadena perpetua — (Jur) life imprisonment, life
8) pl cadenas (Aut) tyre o (EEUU) tire chains* * *1)a) ( de eslabones) chaines necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used
b) ( del wáter) chain2)a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chainb) (Geog) tbcadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains
c) (Inf) string3) (Com) chain4) (TV) channel5) (Audio) tb* * *= chain, string, chain.Ex. Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.Ex. The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.----* atar con cadenas = chain.* cadena alimenticia = food chain.* cadena comercial = shop chain.* cadena de caracteres = character string.* cadena de comercios = retail chain.* cadena de conceptos = chain.* cadena de distribución = timing chain.* cadena de fabricación = production line.* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.* cadena de impresión = print chain.* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.* cadena de llavero = key chain.* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.* cadena de montaje = assembly line.* cadena de montañas = mountain range.* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena de órdenes = command chain.* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.* cadena de reloj = fob.* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.* cadena de texto = text string.* cadena de tiendas = discount store.* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.* cadena de valores = value chain.* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.* choque en cadena = pile-up.* colisión en cadena = pile-up.* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.* indización en cadena = chain indexing.* indizar en cadena = chain index.* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.* tienda de una cadena = chain store.* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.* una cadena de = a necklace of.* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.* * *1)a) ( de eslabones) chaines necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used
b) ( del wáter) chain2)a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chainb) (Geog) tbcadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains
c) (Inf) string3) (Com) chain4) (TV) channel5) (Audio) tb* * *= chain, string, chain.Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.
Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.Ex: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.* atar con cadenas = chain.* cadena alimenticia = food chain.* cadena comercial = shop chain.* cadena de caracteres = character string.* cadena de comercios = retail chain.* cadena de conceptos = chain.* cadena de distribución = timing chain.* cadena de fabricación = production line.* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.* cadena de impresión = print chain.* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.* cadena de llavero = key chain.* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.* cadena de montaje = assembly line.* cadena de montañas = mountain range.* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena de órdenes = command chain.* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.* cadena de reloj = fob.* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.* cadena de texto = text string.* cadena de tiendas = discount store.* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.* cadena de valores = value chain.* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.* choque en cadena = pile-up.* colisión en cadena = pile-up.* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.* indización en cadena = chain indexing.* indizar en cadena = chain index.* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.* tienda de una cadena = chain store.* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.* una cadena de = a necklace of.* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.* * *cadena Cadena SER (↑ cadena a1)A1 (de eslabones) chainuna cadena de oro a gold chainme olvidé de echar or poner la cadena I forgot to put the chain on (the door)los prisioneros iban atados con cadenas the prisoners were chained upcuando el pueblo rompa las cadenas when the people throw off their chainses necesario el uso de cadenas ( Auto) (snow) chains should be useduna cadena humana a human chain2 (del wáter) chaintirar de or ( Col) soltar la cadena to pull the chain, flush the toilet3 (de cartas) chainCompuestos:bicycle lock( Auto) chain drive, timing chainsafety chaindrive chainlife imprisonmentfue condenado a cadena perpetua he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was given a life sentenceendless chainB1 (de hechos, fenómenos) chainuna larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacksuna colisión en cadena a (multiple) pile-uptrabajo en cadena assembly-line workproducción en cadena mass production2 ( Geog) tbcadena montañosa or de montañas mountain range, chain of mountains3 ( Inf) string4 (figura de baile) grand chainCompuestos:● cadena alimentaria or alimenticiafood chain● cadena de fabricación or producciónproduction linechain of commandassembly linechain of speechfood chainC ( Com) chainuna cadena de supermercados a chain of supermarketscadena hotelera hotel chaincadena de radiodifusión radio networkCompuestos:distribution chainsupply chainD (TV) channelE ( Audio)tb cadena de sonido stack systemF (carta) chain letter* * *
cadena sustantivo femenino
1
( para la nieve) (snow) chain;
cadena perpetua life imprisonment
2
cadena de fabricación or producción production line;
cadena de montañas mountain range o chain;
en cadena ‹ transmisión› simultaneous;
una choque en cadena a pileup
3 (TV) channel
cadena sustantivo femenino
1 chain
2 (de una mascota, etc) lead, leash
3 TV channel
4 (de trabajo) line
5 Com (red de establecimientos) chain
6 cadena de montaje, assembly line
cadena de música, hi-fi system
Geography cadena montañosa, mountain range
Jur cadena perpetua, life imprisonment
7 cadenas pl, Auto tyre o US tire chains
♦ Locuciones: accidente en cadena, pile-up
reacción en cadena, chain reaction
' cadena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amuleto
- choque
- conmutar
- eslabón
- perpetua
- perpetuo
- reacción
- sierra
- tener
- colisión
- enganchar
- enrollar
- fabricar
- montañoso
- producción
- tirar
- tirón
English:
assembly line
- chain
- chain letter
- chain store
- channel
- dangle
- flush
- food chain
- gold
- imprisonment
- life sentence
- mountain range
- of
- production line
- range
- rattle
- ridge
- wireless station
- assembly
- hook
- life
- network
- production
- sentence
* * *♦ nf1. [de eslabones, piezas] chain;una cadena de oro/de plata a gold/silver chain;Autcadenas [para el hielo] (tyre) chains, snow chains;Figrompió sus cadenas he broke out of his chainscadena alimentaria food chain;cadena alimenticia food chain;cadena antirrobo anti-theft chain;cadena humana human chain;Fisiol cadena respiratoria respiratory chain; Biol cadena trófica food chain2. [de lavabo] chain;tirar de la cadena to pull the chain, to flush the toilet3. [de establecimientos] chaincadena hotelera hotel chain;cadena de supermercados supermarket chain;cadena de tiendas chain of stores4. [de emisoras] networkcadena radiofónica radio station;cadena de televisión television channel;cadena televisiva television channel5. [canal televisivo] channel;¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?6. [de montañas] rangecadena de montañas mountain range;cadena montañosa mountain range7. [de proceso industrial] lineMéx cadena de ensamblaje assembly line;cadena de montaje assembly line;cadena de producción production line8. Informát stringcadena de bits bit chain;cadena de caracteres character string;cadena SCSI SCSI chain9. Quím chain10. [de presidiarios] chain gang12. Ling string13. cadena perpetua life imprisonment;condenar a alguien a cadena perpetua to sentence sb to life imprisonment♦ en cadena loc adjaccidente en cadena pile-up;reacción en cadena chain reaction;trabajo en cadena assembly-line working* * *f1 chain;cadena humana human chain;cadena de tiendas chain of stores;cadena hotelera hotel chainlead3 TV channel4:* * *cadena nf1) : chain2) : network, channel3)cadena de montaje : assembly line4)cadena perpetua : life sentence* * *cadena n1. (en general) chain2. (de televisión) channel3. (de radio) station -
9 Bergkette
f mountain range* * *die Bergkettemountain chain; mountain range* * *Bẹrg|ket|tefmountain range or chain, range or chain of mountains* * *Berg·ket·tef mountain range [or chain]* * *die range or chain of mountains; mountain range or chain* * *Bergkette f mountain range* * *die range or chain of mountains; mountain range or chain* * *f.mountain range n. -
10 горная цепь
1) General subject: a chain of mountains, chain, chain of mountains, hump (на воздушной трассе), mountain-range2) Geology: ghaut, range, range of mountains3) Agriculture: adrar (в Африке)4) Architecture: a range of mountains5) Indian language: ghat6) Spanish: sierra7) Ecology: cordillera8) Makarov: mountain chain, mountain range, sierra (с зубчатыми вершинами) -
11 горный хребет
1) General subject: a chain of mountains, chain, chine, hump, mountain system, rand (в Южной Африке), ridge, spine2) Geology: mountain uplift3) Architecture: range4) Forestry: backbone5) Oil: mountain range, mountain ridge6) Makarov: chain of mountains, mountain chain, ridge mountain -
12 zincir
"1. chain: saat zinciri watch chain. kapı zinciri door chain. tekerlek zinciri tire chain. 2. necklace (in the form of a chain); gold necklace. 3. chain, series, succession: dağlar zinciri chain of mountains. 4. formerly a heavy iron chain shackled to a prisoner´s ankle with a ring and tied to his back with a rope. - çekmek crocheting to do a chain stitch. -e vurmak /ı/ to put (someone) in chains; to put a pranga on (someone). " -
13 цепь
жен.1) chain прям. и перен.спускать с цепи (кого-л.) — to unchain, to let loose
посадить на цепь — (кого-л.) to chain (up); shackle
якорная цепь — anchor chain, (chain) cable
2) row, series ( вереница); range (горная)3) series, succession ( последовательный ряд)4) электр. (electric) circuit5) воен. line, fileогневая цепь — igniter train, powder train
стрелковая цепь — line of skirmishers, skirmish line, extended line
6) (мн.; оковы) fetters, shackles; bonds перен. -
14 gebergte
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15 гряда
2) Geology: horseback, kettle back5) Forestry: stratum6) Ecology: bar, hummock ridge (на болоте)7) Makarov: boar's back (Новая Англия), chain of mountains, dorsum (на телах Солнечной системы), hogback, kettleback, mountain chain, ridge (торосов), swell8) Melioration: bed (площадь между двумя соседними разъёмными бороздами) -
16 dağ silsilesi
n. mountain chain, mountain range, chain of mountains, ridge -
17 fjellkjede
subst. mountain range, chain of mountains subst. (geologi) fold mountain, range of mountains -
18 Erymantheus
Erymanthus, i, m., = Erumanthos.I.A chain of mountains in Arcadia, on the borders of Elis, where Hercules slew the boar named after the place, Ov. H. 9, 87; id. M. 5, 608; Mart. 11, 69.—B.Derivv.1.Erymanthĭus, a, um, adj., Erymanthian:2. 3. 4.belua,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22:aper,
id. ib. 4, 22, 55;and sarcastically, with Verres immanissimus,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 43 fin.:mater,
i. e. Atalanta, from Tegea, in Arcadia, Stat. Th. 12, 805.—Erymanthis, ĭdis, f., adj., Erymanthian:II.silvae,
Ov. M. 2, 499:ursa,
i. e. Callisto of Arcadia, who was changed into a bear, and placed by Jupiter as a constellation in the sky, id. Tr. 1, 4, 1; 3, 4, 47.—The river Erymanthus, which rises in these mountains, Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 21; Ov. M. 2, 244.—III.A river in Persia, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 92. -
19 Erymanthias
Erymanthus, i, m., = Erumanthos.I.A chain of mountains in Arcadia, on the borders of Elis, where Hercules slew the boar named after the place, Ov. H. 9, 87; id. M. 5, 608; Mart. 11, 69.—B.Derivv.1.Erymanthĭus, a, um, adj., Erymanthian:2. 3. 4.belua,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22:aper,
id. ib. 4, 22, 55;and sarcastically, with Verres immanissimus,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 43 fin.:mater,
i. e. Atalanta, from Tegea, in Arcadia, Stat. Th. 12, 805.—Erymanthis, ĭdis, f., adj., Erymanthian:II.silvae,
Ov. M. 2, 499:ursa,
i. e. Callisto of Arcadia, who was changed into a bear, and placed by Jupiter as a constellation in the sky, id. Tr. 1, 4, 1; 3, 4, 47.—The river Erymanthus, which rises in these mountains, Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 21; Ov. M. 2, 244.—III.A river in Persia, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 92. -
20 Erymanthis
Erymanthus, i, m., = Erumanthos.I.A chain of mountains in Arcadia, on the borders of Elis, where Hercules slew the boar named after the place, Ov. H. 9, 87; id. M. 5, 608; Mart. 11, 69.—B.Derivv.1.Erymanthĭus, a, um, adj., Erymanthian:2. 3. 4.belua,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 22:aper,
id. ib. 4, 22, 55;and sarcastically, with Verres immanissimus,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 43 fin.:mater,
i. e. Atalanta, from Tegea, in Arcadia, Stat. Th. 12, 805.—Erymanthis, ĭdis, f., adj., Erymanthian:II.silvae,
Ov. M. 2, 499:ursa,
i. e. Callisto of Arcadia, who was changed into a bear, and placed by Jupiter as a constellation in the sky, id. Tr. 1, 4, 1; 3, 4, 47.—The river Erymanthus, which rises in these mountains, Mel. 2, 3, 5; Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 21; Ov. M. 2, 244.—III.A river in Persia, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 92.
См. также в других словарях:
chain of mountains — kalnynas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Aukštai iškilusi Žemės paviršiaus sritis, susidedanti iš kalnagūbrių ir plokščiakalnių, kuriuos skiria slėniai, tarpukalnių įdubos. atitikmenys: angl. chain of mountains; mountain… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
chain of mountains — noun a series of hills or mountains the valley was between two ranges of hills the plains lay just beyond the mountain range • Syn: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of mountains, ↑chain, ↑mountain chain … Useful english dictionary
chain of mountains — range of mountains, series of mountains located in a group … English contemporary dictionary
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Chain boat — Chain Chain (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Chain bond — Chain Chain (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Chain cable — Chain Chain (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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