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cadena
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1    [+de eslabones, de joyería]   chain
se me salió la cadena de la bici      the chain came off my bike, my bike chain came off
la cadena del perro      the dog chain
la cadena del reloj      the watch chain
tirar de la cadena (del wáter)      to flush the toilet, pull the chain
no echó la cadena de la puerta      he didn't put the door-chain on
♦   cadena (antirrobo)   chain
♦   cadena de distribución   distribution chain
♦   cadena de oruga   caterpillar track

2 (Radio, TV) (=canal) channel
♦ cadena de televisión TV channel

3      (Audio)
♦   cadena de sonido   sound system
♦   cadena musical   music centre, sound system

4 (Com) [+de hoteles, tiendas, restaurantes] chain
♦ cadena comercial retail chain

5 ♦ cadena montañosa mountain range

6    (=sucesión)   [+de acontecimientos, átomos]   chain
[+de atentados]   string, series
en cadena: colisión en cadena      multiple collision, (multiple) pile-up
efecto en cadena      knock-on effect
reacción en cadena      chain reaction
trabajo en cadena      assembly-line work
♦   cadena alimenticia   food chain
♦   cadena de caracteres     (Inform)   character string
♦   cadena de ensamblaje   assembly line
♦   cadena de fabricación   production line
♦   cadena de montaje   assembly line
♦   cadena de producción   production line

7 ♦ cadena perpetua (Jur) life imprisonment, life
el juez lo condenó a cadena perpetua the judge sentenced him to life (imprisonment)

8 cadenas (Aut) tyre o (EEUU) tire chains
es obligatorio el uso de cadenas the use of tyre chains is compulsory

Translation Spanish - English Collins Dictionary

cadena

nf.

1) string (f), 2) chain (f)

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Collaborative Dictionary Spanish-English


cadena empresarial	n.	business chain	[Bus.]

cadena alimenticia	nf.	food chain	[BIZ]

cadena de frío	nf.	cold chain

cadena de valor	nf.	value chain	[BIZ]

cadena de Alaska	nf.	Alaska Range

cadena de hoteles	nf.	hotel chain	[BIZ]

cadena de montaje	nf.	assembly line	[BIZ]

cadena de producción	nf.	production line	[BIZ]

cadena de suministro	nf.	supply chain	[BIZ]

cadena de suministros	nf.	supply chain	[BIZ]

cadena de abastecimiento	nf.	supply chain	[BIZ]

cadena de aprovisionamiento	nf.	supply chain	[BIZ]

efecto en cadena	exp.	knock-on effect

trabajo en cadena	exp.	assembly-line work

reacción en cadena	exp.	chain reaction

producción en cadena	n.	assembly line production	[Ind.]

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'cadena' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
life imprisonment	exp.	cadena perpetua

chain of command	exp.	cadena de mando

line of command	exp.	cadena de mando

television network	n.	la cadena televisiva	[BIZ]

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"cadena": examples and translations in context


Vienen en una cadena y se cierra con un broche de langosta.	It come on a chain and closes with a lobster clasp.
Este extensor de cadena altera fácilmente la altura de sus cestas colgantes.	This chain extender easily alters the height of your hanging baskets.
Evalúa el contenido de cualquier bloque de script presentes en la cadena.	Evaluates the content of any script block present in the string.
Decorar su hogar con esta cadena de luz para las próximas vacaciones.	Decorate your home with this string light for the coming holidays.
Bueno, me adelanté y reservé un espacio televisivo en la cadena.	Well, I went ahead and reserved the network television time.
WBAI es una de las cinco estaciones de la cadena nacional Pacifica.	WBAI is one of five stations in the nationwide Pacifica network.

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