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chain meaning in Swedish

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chain [chains] (series of interconnected rings or links)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn]

kedjasubstantiv
{c}
Oil the chain. = Olja kedjan.

chain [chained, chaining, chains] (to fasten with a chain)
verb
[UK: tʃeɪn]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn]

kedja fastverb

chain guard (compartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle)
noun

kedjeskydd [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

chain letter [chain letters] (a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn ˈle.tə(r)]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈle.tər]

kedjebrev [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

chain mail [chain mails] (a flexible defensive armor)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn meɪl]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈmeɪl]

ringbrynja [~n ~brynjor]substantiv
{c}

chain of command (hierarchy in which one rank obeys the one above it)
noun

befälsordning [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

tjänsteväg [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

chain reaction (type of nuclear reaction)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩]

kedjereaktion [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

chain shot (projectile consisting of two cannon balls linked by a chain)
noun

kedjelodsubstantiv
{n}

chain-smoke (to smoke cigarettes frequently)
verb
[UK: tʃeɪn sməʊk]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn smoʊk]

kedjeröka [~rökte ~rökt]verb

chain smoker (one who smokes continuously)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn ˈsməʊkə(r)]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈsmoʊkə(r)]

kedjerökare [~n ~, ~rökarna]substantiv
{c}

chainplate (plate on the side of a sailing ship)
noun

röstjärn [~et ~]substantiv

chainsaw [chainsaws] (saw with a power-driven chain)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃeɪn.sɔː]
[US: ˈtʃeɪn.ˌsɒ]

motorsåg [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}
The chainsaw you bought doesn't work. = Motorsågen du köpte fungerar inte.

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism)
phrase

en kedja är aldrig starkare än dess svagaste länkphrase

blockchain (shared record)
noun

blockkedjasubstantiv

cold chain noun

kylkedjasubstantiv
{c}

food chain [food chains] (feeding relationship between species)
noun
[UK: fuːd tʃeɪn]
[US: ˈfuːd ˈtʃeɪn]

näringskedja [~n ~kedjor]substantiv

island chain (chain-like archipelago)
noun

ökedjasubstantiv
{c}

keychain (chain or ring)
noun

nyckelring [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

Markov chain [Markov chains] (probability theory)
noun
[UK: mˈɑːkɒv tʃˈeɪn]
[US: mˈɑːrkɑːv tʃˈeɪn]

Markovkedjasubstantiv
{c}

mountain chain (a series of mountain ranges)
noun
[UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn tʃeɪn]
[US: ˈmaʊn.tən ˈtʃeɪn]

bergskedja [~n ~kedjor]substantiv
{c}

fjällkedja [~n ~kedjor]substantiv
{c}

snow chain (a chain put on a wheel of a vehicle to give it more traction)
noun
[UK: snəʊ tʃeɪn]
[US: ˈsnoʊ ˈtʃeɪn]

snökedja [~n ~kedjor]substantiv
{c}