Angličtina | Taliančina |
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chain [chains] (series of interconnected rings or links) noun [UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn] | catenanoun |
chain [chained, chaining, chains] (to fasten with a chain) verb [UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn] | incatenareverbThe prisoner is in chains. = Il prigioniero è incatenato. |
chain [chained, chaining, chains] (to link together) verb [UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn] | concatenareverb |
chain letter [chain letters] (a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients) noun [UK: tʃeɪn ˈle.tə(r)] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈle.tər] | catena di sant'antonionoun |
chain mail [chain mails] (a flexible defensive armor) noun [UK: tʃeɪn meɪl] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈmeɪl] | cotta di maglianoun |
chain of custody (the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials) noun | catena di custodianoun |
chain reaction (type of nuclear reaction) noun [UK: tʃeɪn rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩] | reazione a catenanoun |
chainring (large forward ring on a bicycle) noun | coronanoun |
chainsaw [chainsaws] (saw with a power-driven chain) noun [UK: ˈtʃeɪn.sɔː] [US: ˈtʃeɪn.ˌsɒ] | motoseganoun |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | |
antichain (subset of a partially ordered set) noun | anticatenanoun |
blockchain (shared record) noun | blockchainnoun catena di blocchinoun |
cold chain noun | catena del freddonoun |
decay chain noun | catena di decadimentonoun |
enchain [enchained, enchaining, enchains] (to restrain with, or as if with, chains) verb [UK: ɪn.ˈtʃeɪn] [US: ɪn.ˈtʃeɪn] | catenareverb incatenareverb |
food chain [food chains] (feeding relationship between species) noun [UK: fuːd tʃeɪn] [US: ˈfuːd ˈtʃeɪn] | catena alimentarenoun |
human chain (form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity) noun | catena umananoun |
keychain (chain or ring) noun | portachiavinoun |
mountain chain (a series of mountain ranges) noun [UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn tʃeɪn] [US: ˈmaʊn.tən ˈtʃeɪn] | catena montuosanoun giogaianoun |
polymerase chain reaction (technique in molecular biology for creating multiple copies of DNA from a sample) noun [UK: ˈpɑː.lə.mə.ˌres tʃeɪn rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.mə.ˌres ˈtʃeɪn ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩] | |
snow chain (a chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction) noun [UK: snəʊ tʃeɪn] [US: ˈsnoʊ ˈtʃeɪn] | catene da nevenoun |
supply chain (system of organisations, people, etc.) noun [UK: sə.ˈplaɪ tʃeɪn] [US: sə.ˈplaɪ ˈtʃeɪn] | filieranoun |