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| ball and chain n | (ball chained to prisoner's leg) | bola e corrente sf |
| | | bola de ferro sf |
| ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) (figurado) | bola de ferro sf |
| ball and chain n | slang (wife) (figurado) | bola de ferro, coleira sf |
bike chain,
bicycle chain n | informal (roller chain on bicycle) | corrente de bicicleta loc sf |
| | The cyclist had to pull over because her bike chain had come off. |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) | transmissão por corrente loc sf |
| | 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. |
| | Minha primeira moto tinha uma transmissão por corrente e eu tinha que me lembrar de verificar a tensão. A transmissão por corrente em uma bicicleta transfere a força dos pedais para mover as rodas. |
| chain gang n | (prisoners chained together to work) (para trabalhar) | prisioneiros acorrentados loc sm |
| | The prisoners on the chain gang were sent to break up rocks in the quarry. |
chain mail,
chainmail n | (type of armor) (tipo de armadura) | cota de malha sf + prep + sf |
| | The knight wore a bronze helmet and a suit of chain mail armour. |
| chain novel n | (story authored collectively) (estória escrita por vários autores) | romance a várias mãos loc sm |
| chain of command n | (hierarchy) (hierarquia) | ordem de comando sf |
| | Orders travel along the chain of command from the headquarters to the soldiers in the field. |
| chain reaction n | (sequence of cause and effect) | reação em cadeia loc sf |
| | In the blinding snow, one car hit another and caused a chain reaction; the accident ended up involving six cars on Highway 40. |
| | Na neve ofuscante, um carro bateu no outro e causou uma reação em cadeia; o acidente acabou envolvendo seis carros na Highway 40. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker n | figurative (person: smokes heavily) (BRA) | fumante assíduo, fumante inveterado loc sm |
| | (POR) | fumador compulsivo loc sm |
| | I would class myself as a heavy smoker rather than a chain smoker. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker n | (person: lights cigarette with previous) (BRA) | fumante assíduo, fumante inveterado loc sm |
| | (POR) | fumador compulsivo loc sm |
| | 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) | fumar um cigarro atrás do outro loc v |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| chain smoking n | figurative (smoking heavily) | fumar incessantemente loc vint |
| | The first step to improve your cardiac health, Mr. Johnson, is to cut out the chain smoking. |
| chain-smoking adj | (lights cigarette with previous) | acender um cigarro no outro loc v |
| chain-smoking adj | figurative (smokes heavily) | inveterado adj |
| | He was a typical fast-talking, chain-smoking, streetwise hustler. |
| chain store n | (shop with many branches) (loja com muitas filiais) | rede de lojas loc sf |
| | Chain stores have been the death of independent retailers. |
chain [sth] up,
chain up [sth] vtr + adv | (secure with a chain) (manter seguro) | acorrentar vt |
chain [sb/sth] up,
chain up [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (restrain with a chain) (restringir) | acorrentar vt |
| chain-up adj | US (for snow chains) (pneus, neve) | de acorrentamento loc adj |
| | This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| chain up vi + adv | US (vehicle: snow chains) | colocar correntes para neve expres v |
| chain-link fence n | (wire enclosure) | cerca de arame loc sf |
| | (tipo de cerca) | tela protetora loc sf |
| | Private tennis courts are usually surrounded with chain-link fences. |
| chain-smoke⇒ vi | (light cigarette with previous) | fumar um cigarro atrás do outro expres v |
| chain-smoke [sth]⇒ vtr | (light with previous) | fumar um cigarro atrás do outro expres v |
| | She chain-smoked three cigarettes as she waited anxiously outside. |
| chain-smoke⇒ vi | figurative (smoke heavily) (figurado: fumar muito) | fumar como uma chaminé expres v |
chainsaw,
chain saw n | (motorized cutting tool) | motosserra sf |
| | | serra de cadeia loc sf |
| | The cat and dog ran when they heard the sound of the chainsaw. |
chainsaw [sth],
chain-saw [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut with a chainsaw) | cortar com motosserra loc v |
| | The crew chainsawed the downed tree branches into small pieces. |
| daisy chain n | (flowers linked together) | guirlanda de margaridas loc sf |
| | The girls made a daisy chain from flowers they picked in the meadow. |
| daisy chain n | figurative (devices, actions: linked) | cadeia sf |
| daisy-chain n as adj | figurative (linked, repeating) | em cadeia loc adv |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| door chain n | (metal security device for a door) | corrente de porta loc sf |
| | Don't depend on a door chain as your only lock. |
| food chain n | (hierarchy of organisms) (sequência de seres vivos que se alimentam uns dos outros) | cadeia alimentar loc sf |
| | Plankton are at the bottom of the marine food chain. |
golden chain,
laburnum n | (small tree) (árvore) | Laburnum sm |
| island chain n | (archipelago: group of islands) | arquipélago sm |
| | The Hawaiian Islands are an excellent example of an island chain. |
key chain,
keychain n | (fob for attaching keys) | chaveiro sm |
| | I got my dad a souvenir key chain from Paris. |
| mountain chain | (geology) (geologia) | cadeia de montanhas loc sf |
| retail chain n | (shop with multiple branches) (loja com múltiplos ramos) | rede de varejo loc sm |
| | | rede de lojas loc sm |
| straight-chain n | (chemistry: unbranched chain of organic molecules) (química: cadeia de moléculas orgânicas não ramificada) | cadeia normal sf |
| | | cadeia reta sf |
| | | cadeia linear sf |
| | | cadeia não ramificada sf |
| supply chain n | (process of manufacture and sale) | cadeia de fornecimento loc sf |
| | | cadeia de suprimento loc sf |
| | | cadeia produtiva loc sf |
| | All it takes is a truckers' strike to break the supply chain. |
| | Só é preciso uma greve de caminhoneiros para quebrar a cadeia de fornecimento. |
| value chain n | (business: series of activities that add value to final product) (comércio: série de atividades que agregam valor ao produto final) | cadeia de valor sf |
| watch chain n | (metal chain of a pocket watch) (corrente metálica de relógio de bolso) | corrente de relógio sf |