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WordReference English-Polish Dictionary © 2026:
| chain n | (links) | łańcuch m |
| | The prisoners' ankles were bound together with chains. |
| | Kostki więźniów były spętane łańcuchami. |
| chain n | (necklace) | łańcuszek m |
| | Ida wore a simple silver chain around her neck. |
| | Ida miała na szyi skromny srebrny łańcuszek. |
| chain n | (company with branches) (sklepy) | sieć ż |
| | (potoczny) | sieciówka ż |
| | This city has more chains than independently-owned shops. |
| | W tym mieście jest więcej sieciówek niż niezależnych sklepów. |
| chain [sth/sb] to [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (connect, link) | zapinać na łańcuch zwrot ndk. |
| | | zapiąć na łańcuch zwrot dk. |
| | When you park your bike, remember to chain it to a bike rack or tree. |
| | Kiedy zaparkujesz rower, nie zapomnij go zapiąć do stojaka lub drzewa na łańcuch. |
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WordReference English-Polish Dictionary © 2026:
bike chain,
bicycle chain n | informal (roller chain on bicycle) | łańcuch rowerowy m + przym. |
| | The cyclist had to pull over because her bike chain had come off. |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) | napęd łańcuchowy m + przym. |
| | | przekładnia łańcuchowa ż + przym. |
| | 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) | więźniowie skuci razem m, l.mn. + przym. + przys. |
| | The prisoners on the chain gang were sent to break up rocks in the quarry. |
chain mail,
chainmail n | (type of armor) | kolczuga ż |
| | The knight wore a bronze helmet and a suit of chain mail armour. |
| chain of command n | (hierarchy) | hierarchia służbowa ż + przym. |
| | Orders travel along the chain of command from the headquarters to the soldiers in the field. |
| chain reaction n | (sequence of cause and effect) | reakcja łańcuchowa ż + przym. |
| | 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) | nałogowy palacz przym. + 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) | nałogowy palacz przym. + 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) | palenie bez przerwy wyr. |
| | The chain smoking private detective is a staple of film noir. |
| chain-smoking adj | (lights cigarette with previous) | palący bez przerwy wyr. |
| chain smoking n | (smoking heavily) | palenie bez przerwy wyr. |
| | The first step to improve your cardiac health, Mr. Johnson, is to cut out the chain smoking. |
| chain-smoking adj | figurative (smokes heavily) | palący bez przerwy wyr. |
| | He was a typical fast-talking, chain-smoking, streetwise hustler. |
| chain store n | (shop with many branches) | sklep sieciowy m + przym. |
| | Chain stores have been the death of independent retailers. |
| chain-up adj | US (for snow chains) | do zakładania łańcuchów śniegowych wyr. |
| | This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| chain-link fence n | (wire enclosure) | siatka ż |
| | Private tennis courts are usually surrounded with chain-link fences. |
chainsaw [sth],
chain-saw [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut with a chainsaw) | piłować piłą łańcuchową zwrot ndk. |
| | | przepiłować piłą łańcuchową zwrot dk. |
| | The crew chainsawed the downed tree branches into small pieces. |
| daisy chain n | (flowers linked together) | wianek m |
| | The girls made a daisy chain from flowers they picked in the meadow. |
| daisy chain n | figurative (devices, actions: linked) | łańcuch m |
| | | pasmo n |
| food chain n | (hierarchy of organisms) | łańcuch żywienia m + n |
| | Plankton are at the bottom of the marine food chain. |
| island chain n | (archipelago: group of islands) | archipelag m |
| | The Hawaiian Islands are an excellent example of an island chain. |
key chain,
keychain n | (fob for attaching keys) | breloczek m |
| | I got my dad a souvenir key chain from Paris. |
| supply chain n | (process of manufacture and sale) | łańcuch logistyczny m + przym. |
| | 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) | łańcuch wartości m + ż |
| watch chain n | (metal chain of a pocket watch) | łańcuszek do zegarka wyr. |