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chain

/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/ verbe C2

En français : enchaîner, chaîner

  1. To fasten something with a chain. (transitive) · You should chain your bicycle to the railings to protect it from being stolen.
  2. To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings (figuratively) · Sometimes I feel like I'm chained to this computer.· She's been chained to her principles since she was 18, it's unlikely you can convince her otherwise.
  3. To link multiple items together. (intransitive)
  4. To secure someone with fetters. (transitive)
  5. To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain. (transitive)
  6. To obligate. (figuratively)
  7. To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
  8. To be chained to another data item.

He/she/it chains · Prétérit chained · Participe passé chained · Forme en -ing chaining

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Forme en -ing
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Dans la bibliothèque

You see the whole thing is a chain of logical sequences without a break or flaw.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 85 · B2
The anchor was instantly dropped, and the chain ran rattling through the port-hole.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 5 · C1
There were two golden bands fastened to them that passed around the back of her head, where they were locked together by a little key that was at the end of a chain the Guardian of the Gates wore around his neck.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 63 · B2
Surely my whole chain of reasoning cannot have been false.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 73 · B2

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