Chain in spanish
pronunciation: kɑdenɑ part of speech: noun
chain1 = cadena.
Example: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.more:
» chain and wire = puntizones y corondeles. [En la fabricación de papel, marcas que las barras sobre las descansaba el entramado metálico de las formas o módulos dejaban sobre el papel formando así el verjurado del papel]
Example: Until the middle of the eighteenth century all moulds were of the laid (chain and wire) pattern, with the wire mesh fastened directly to the bars of the mould frame.» chaindrive = cadena de tracción.
Example: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.» chain-line = puntizón.
Example: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.» chainring = plato. [De bicicleta]
Example: If you're sitting on your bike, the shifter on your left controls shifting over the chainrings.» chainsaw = motosierra.
Example: With regards to occupational safety, long hours spent operating chainsaws was found to affect most of the workers.» cold chain, the = cadena de(l) frío, la; cadena del enfriamiento, la.
Example: The cold chain is the management of the temperature of produce to maintain its quality from harvesting through to the consumer.» snow chains = cadenas para la nieve.
Example: Snow chains are a must on mountain roads where there is ice.» the weak link (in the chain) = el eslabón débil (de la cadena).
Example: Hhygiene in home and everyday life settings is becoming exposed as the weak link in the chain of disease prevention.» timing chain = cadena de distribución.
Example: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.» tyre chains = cadenas para la nieve.
Example: Before purchasing tire chains, consult your vehicle's manual to see if chains can be used on your vehicle.chain2 = cadena.
Example: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.more:
» a chain of thoughts = una cadena de pensamientos, una serie de pensamientos encadenados.
Example: By a curious chain of thoughts she soon found herself reconstituting in detail her association with the Deuxville Public Library.» balls and chains = grilletes y cadenas.
Example: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.» book chain, the = cadena del libro, la.
Example: Publishers, distributors, booksellers, library suppliers and libraries are all links in the book chain and problems encountered in any one of these links have an impact of all the others.» bookselling chain = cadena de librerías.
Example: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.» cast off + Posesivo + chains = romper las cadenas de la esclavitud.
Example: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.» chain gang = cadena de presidiarios, cadena de presos.
Example: In this painting, enormous hands hold scythes, pickaxes, and shovels, symbolizing the brutal work of the chain gang.» chain of command = estructura jerárquica, cadena de mando, línea de mando. [Canales de comunicación formales entre superiores y subordinados a todos los niveles]
Example: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.» chain of custody = cadena de custodia.
Example: Chain of custody ensures the laboratory results relate, beyond all reasonable doubt, to a specific sample provided by a particular individual.» chain of events, the = curso de los acontecimientos, el; marcha de los acontecimientos, el; serie de acontecimientos.
Example: Ambitious people know that everything they do form the links in the chain of events that will lead them to their final destination.» chain reaction = reacción en cadena, efecto dominó.
Example: By a kind of fission process, a chain reaction, the young pass on from one to another their enthusiasms and concerns.» chain smoke = fumar como una chimenea, fumar como un carretero.
Example: After that, I have had suicidal thoughts recurrently and have been chain smoking and crying and not eating.» chain smoker = fumador empedernido, fumador compulsivo.
Example: The author gives a process analysis of the chain smoker's procedure in smoking.» chain store = franquicia, tienda de una cadena.
Example: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.» chain superstore = supermercado. [En concreto, uno que pertenece a una cadena de supermercados]
Example: The article 'The coming of the killers' reports the impact of the chain superstore on independent booksellers in the USA.» command chain = cadena de órdenes.
Example: A command chain may consist of any number of commands separated by slashes and the systems processes the commands one after the other as though they had been entered on successive screens, but the intermediate screens are not displayed.» food chain = cadena alimentaria, cadena alimenticia.
Example: The article is entitled 'Moving up the information food chain: deploying softbots on the World Wide Web'.» hardware chain = cadena de tiendas de ferretería.
Example: England's oldest ironmonger's is shutting after 480 years of trading due to the recession and the rise of hardware chains.» hotel chain = cadena de hoteles.
Example: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.» information chain, the = cadena de la información, la; circuito de la información, el; cadena documental, la. [Etapas por las que pasa la información desde su creación hasta su difusión]
Example: After listing alarming trends in the publishing industry, cooperation by librarians and publishers in the information chain is recommended.» information provision chain, the = cadena de la información, circuito de la información.
Example: Videodiscs are a medium which could lead to an undermining of the vendor's position in the information-provision chain.» key chain = llavero, cadena de llavero.
Example: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.» nuclear chain reaction = reacción nuclear en cadena.
Example: In nuclear technology 'critical mass' of fissible material is the amount needed to create a nuclear chain reaction.» print chain = cadena de impresión.
Example: The tape produced for a catalog is fully compatible with a computer printer equipped with an ALA print chain.» production chain = cadena de producción.
Example: The scholarly publishing system is not a true market one and nearly all the costs that occur at the various points in the information production chain are ultimately borne by institutions.» restaurant chain = cadena de restaurantes.
Example: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.» retail chain = cadena de comercios.
Example: Many libraries are following the lead of retail chains and service organisations in recognising the need for customer care.» scalar chain = cadena de mando, jerarquía de poder.
Example: Gangplanks should be used to prevent the scalar chain from bogging down.» scalar chain of authority = cadena de mando.
Example: The superior-subordinate group concept provides for the interlinking of groups through the scalar chain of authority of the organization.» scalar chain of command = cadena de mando.
Example: The scalar chain of command was introduced early in the organization of the Church, as was the concept of specialization.» shop chain = cadena comercial.
Example: Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.» supermarket chain = cadena de supermercados.
Example: This article reports how supermarket chains confront the problems of the retail trade on a daily basis.» superstore chain = cadena de supermercados.
Example: Meanwhile rival superstore chain Indigo has opened its first 3 stores and plans 17 by the end of 1999.» supply chain, the = cadena de producción y distribución, la.
Example: Companies are moving towards cooperative relationships in an effort to make the supply chain as a whole more competitive.» value chain = valores añadidos, valores agregados, cadena de valores, cadena de la comercialización. [Secuencia de procesos por el que pasa un producto desde la materia prima hasta llegar al consumidor, cada uno de los cuales le añade más valor]
Example: This article warns libraries of confusing the concept of the value chain and value added services with the user pays principle.chain3 = cadena de conceptos. [Conjunto de clases en la que cada una está subordinada a la clase que le precede, excepto la primera]
Example: The step of division, 656.1/.5 Land transport, is not expressed notationally in the class number 656.2 and yet it constitutes one of the concepts in the chain of this subject.more:
» chain index = indizar en cadena.
Example: In order to overcome some of the inherent weaknesses of the structure of DC it is important to chain index with reference to the essential relationships between subjects.» chain indexing = indización en cadena. [Creación de entradas en un índice a partir de los números de clasificación de los documentos]
Example: Chain indexing is so-called because, by this method, the lead term in each alphabetical index entry for a given subject is systematically chosen from the chain of concepts present in the class assigned to that subject.» chain of citation = encadenamiento de citas. [En bibliometría, conexión exponencial entre el contenido de documentos a través de las referencias bibliográficas que incluyen]
Example: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.» chain procedure = método de indización en cadena.
Example: The practice of modifying the citation order prescribed by chain procedure can be extended beyond the suppression of time and form concepts.» citation chain = encadenamiento de citas. [En bibliometría, conexión exponencial entre el contenido de documentos a través de las referencias bibliográficas que incluyen]
Example: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.chain4 = encadenar, atar con cadenas.
Example: Some institutional libraries were chained (when the books were necessarily shelved fore-edge outwards), the chains being attached to a staple riveted to an edge of one of the boards.more:
» unchain = desencadenar, desatar, liberar.
Example: Forgiveness is the act of unchaining yourself from thoughts and feelings that bind you to an offense, imagined or real, committed against you.