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catena noun
{f}

chain [chains](series of interconnected rings or links)
noun
[UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn]
I saw a chain of mountains. = Vidi una catena montuosa.

range [ranges](line of mountains, buildings etc.)
noun
[UK: reɪndʒ] [US: ˈreɪndʒ]
Italy has two mountain ranges, the Alps and the Apennines. = L'Italia ha due catene montuose, le Alpi e gli Appennini.

ridge [ridges](chain of mountains)
noun
[UK: rɪdʒ] [US: ˈrɪdʒ]

string [strings](series of items or events)
noun
[UK: strɪŋ] [US: ˈstrɪŋ]
Stones that are all adjacent to one another are called a string. = Le pietre che sono tutte adiacenti l'una all'altra si dicono una catena.

catena alimentare noun
{f}

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

catena del freddo noun
{f}

cold chainnoun

catena di blocchi noun
{f}

blockchain(shared record)
noun

catena di custodia noun
{f}

chain of custody(the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials)
noun

catena di decadimento noun
{f}

decay chainnoun

catena di montaggio noun
{f}

assembly line [assembly lines](system of workers and machinery in a series)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈsem.bli laɪn] [US: ə.ˈsem.bli ˈlaɪn]

catena di sant'antonio noun
{f}

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

catena montuosa noun
{f}

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

catena umana noun
{f}

human chain(form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity)
noun

catenaccio noun
{m}

catenaccio(system of defensive play)
noun

catenare verb

enchain [enchained, enchaining, enchains](to restrain with, or as if with, chains)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈtʃeɪn] [US: ɪn.ˈtʃeɪn]

catenaria noun
{f}

catenary [catenaries](curve of a flexible chain)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈtiː.nə.rɪ] [US: ˈkæt.ˌne.riː]

anticatena noun
{f}

antichain(subset of a partially ordered set)
noun

causa scatenante noun
{f}

root cause(initiating cause)
noun
[UK: ruːt kɔːz] [US: ˈruːt ˈkəz]

concatenare verb

chain [chained, chaining, chains](to link together)
verb
[UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn]

controcatena noun
{f}

straining beam(truss)
noun

effetto a catena noun
{m}

knock-on effect(secondary, indirect effect)
noun

il cane vecchio non si abitua più alla catena phrase

you can't teach an old dog new tricks(too old to change)
phrase

incatenare verb

chain [chained, chaining, chains](to fasten with a chain)
verb
[UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn]
The prisoner is in chains. = Il prigioniero è incatenato.

enchain [enchained, enchaining, enchains](to restrain with, or as if with, chains)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈtʃeɪn] [US: ɪn.ˈtʃeɪn]

fetter [fettered, fettering, fetters](to shackle or bind up with fetters)
verb
[UK: ˈfe.tə(r)] [US: ˈfe.tər]

shackle [shackled, shackling, shackles](to restrain using shackles)
verb
[UK: ˈʃæk.l̩] [US: ˈʃæk.l̩]
Chess shackles its master, subduing his mind and brain in such a way that the inner freedom of even the strongest will suffer. = Gli scacchi incatenano il loro padrone, sottomettendo la sua mente e il suo cervello in modo tale che la libertà interiore anche del più forte ne soffrirà.

tether [tethered, tethering, tethers](to restrict something with a tether)
verb
[UK: ˈte.ðə(r)] [US: ˈte.ðər]

reazione a catena noun
{f}

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

reazione a catena della polimerasi noun

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]

si scatena l'inferno phrase

all hell breaks loose(the situation becomes chaotic)
phrase
[UK: ɔːl hel breɪks luːs] [US: ɔːl ˈhel ˈbreɪks ˈluːs]

una catena è forte quanto il suo anello più debole phrase

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