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[ ein] 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) corrente2) (a series: a chain of events.) cadeia2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) acorrentar- chain store* * *chain1[tʃein] n 1 cadeia, corrente. 2 grilheta, algema. 3 cordilheira, cadeia de montanhas. 4 urdume, urdidura, cadilho. 5 trena, cadeia de agrimensura de 20,11 m. 6 fig cadeia, série, enfiada, encadeamento, série encadeada ou sucessiva. 7 Naut chains mesa da enxárcia. 8 fig chains algemas, escravidão, servidão, prisão, cativeiro, laços. • vt encadear, prender com cadeia, acorrentar, agrilhoar, escravizar, constranger. ball-and-chain sl a (própria) esposa. chain of operations série de operações. to bind in chains encadear, sujeitar. to chain up acorrentar. to pull someone’s chain sl enganar, fazer alguém de bobo. to shake off one’s chains livrar-se de seus vínculos.————————chain2 -
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[təu] 1. verb(to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable: The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.) rebocar2. noun((an) act of towing or process of being towed: Give us a tow!) rebocada* * *[tou] n 1 reboque: a) ato ou efeito de rebocar. the car is on tow / o carro está sendo rebocado. b) o que é rebocado. he arrived early with his children in tow / ele chegou cedo com as crianças na rabeira. c) cabo, corrente usada para puxar ou rebocar. 2 sirga, estopa, fibra bruta de cânhamo ou de linho. • vt rebocar, sirgar. • adj feito de estopa, de linho ou de cânhamo. to take someone in tow influenciar, dominar alguém. -
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