| Traduceri principale |
| chain n | (links) | lanț s.n. |
| | The prisoners' ankles were bound together with chains. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. L-au dus la temniță în lanțuri. |
| chain n | (necklace) | lănțișor s.n. |
| | | colier, colan s.n. |
| | Ida wore a simple silver chain around her neck. |
| | Ida purta un lănțișor din argint. |
| chain n | (company with branches) | lanț de magazine s.n. |
| | This city has more chains than independently-owned shops. |
| | În acest oraș sunt mai multe lanțuri de magazine decât magazine independente. |
| chain [sth/sb] to [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (connect, link) | a lega vb.tranz. |
| | When you park your bike, remember to chain it to a bike rack or tree. |
| | Când parchezi bicicleta, nu uita să o legi de un stâlp sau de un copac. |
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bike chain,
bicycle chain n | informal (roller chain on bicycle) | lanț de bicicletă s.n. |
| | The cyclist had to pull over because her bike chain had come off. |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) | transmisie prin lanț s.f. |
| | My first motorcycle had a chain drive and I had to remember to check the tension. The chain drive on a bicycle transfers power from the pedals to turn the wheels. |
| chain gang n | (prisoners chained together to work) (pentru muncă) | pușcăriași înlănțuiți s.m.pl. |
| | The prisoners on the chain gang were sent to break up rocks in the quarry. |
chain mail,
chainmail n | (type of armor) (armură) | zale s.f.pl. |
| | The knight wore a bronze helmet and a suit of chain mail armour. |
| chain of command n | (hierarchy) | ierarhie a autorității |
| | Orders travel along the chain of command from the headquarters to the soldiers in the field. |
| chain reaction n | (sequence of cause and effect) | reacție în lanț s.f. |
| | | domino s.n. |
| | In the blinding snow, one car hit another and caused a chain reaction; the accident ended up involving six cars on Highway 40. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker n | figurative (person: smokes heavily) | fumător înrăit s.m. |
| | I would class myself as a heavy smoker rather than a chain smoker. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker n | (person: lights cigarette with previous) | fumător înrăit s.m. |
| | Chain smokers smoke non-stop all day from the moment they awake to the moment they go to bed. |
| chain smoking n | (lighting cigarette with previous one) | fumat neîntrerupt, țigară de la țigară s.n. |
| | The chain smoking private detective is a staple of film noir. |
| chain smoking n | figurative (smoking heavily) | fumat neîntrerupt s.n. |
| | | a suda țigările expr.vb. |
| | | țigară de la țigară expr. |
| | The first step to improve your cardiac health, Mr. Johnson, is to cut out the chain smoking. |
| chain-smoking adj | (lights cigarette with previous) | fumător înrăit s.m. |
| | (despre fumători) | înrăit adj. |
| | | care sudează țigările loc.adj. |
| chain-smoking adj | figurative (smokes heavily) | fumător înrăit adj. |
| | He was a typical fast-talking, chain-smoking, streetwise hustler. |
| chain store n | (shop with many branches) | lanț de magazine s.n. |
| | Chain stores have been the death of independent retailers. |
| chain-up adj | US (for snow chains) (zonă de servicii pe autostradă) | pentru pus lanțuri de zăpadă loc.adj. |
| | This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| chain-link fence n | (wire enclosure) | gard din sârmă s.n. |
| | Private tennis courts are usually surrounded with chain-link fences. |
| daisy chain n | (flowers linked together) | ghirlandă de margarete s.f. |
| | The girls made a daisy chain from flowers they picked in the meadow. |
| daisy chain n | figurative (devices, actions: linked) | serie de s.f. |
| food chain n | (hierarchy of organisms) | lanț trofic s.n. |
| | Plankton are at the bottom of the marine food chain. |
| island chain n | (archipelago: group of islands) | arhipelag s.n. |
| | The Hawaiian Islands are an excellent example of an island chain. |
key chain,
keychain n | (fob for attaching keys) | breloc pentru chei s.n. |
| | I got my dad a souvenir key chain from Paris. |
| supply chain n | (process of manufacture and sale) | lanț de aprovizionare s.n. |
| | All it takes is a truckers' strike to break the supply chain. |
| value chain n | (business: series of activities that add value to final product) | lanț valoric s.n. |
| watch chain n | (metal chain of a pocket watch) | lanț de ceas s.n. |