What does cadenas in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cadenas in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cadenas in Spanish.

The word cadenas in Spanish means chain, series,string, chain, sound system, snow chain, food chain, food chain, assembly line, supermarket chain, television network, televised address, human chain, mountain range, life sentence, food chain, pile up, flush the toilet, chain reaction, chain reaction, pull the chain, pull the chain, work on an assembly line. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cadenas

chain

nombre femenino (eslabones unidos entre sí) (joined links)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El único adorno que usaba era una cadena de oro alrededor de su cuello.
Her sole adornment was a gold chain round her neck.

series,string

nombre femenino (acontecimientos relacionados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hubo una cadena de atracos en la ciudad.
There's been a string of robberies in town.

chain

nombre femenino (conjunto de instalaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es el dueño de una cadena de supermercados.
He owns a supermarket chain.

sound system

nombre femenino (ES (para escuchar música) (for playing music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me compré una cadena musical para escuchar mis discos.
I bought myself a sound system to listen to my records.

snow chain

nombre femenino (gen pl (automóvil: para la nieve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En este puerto hacen falta cadenas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. You need snow chains to drive here in the winter.

food chain

locución nominal femenina (cadena trófica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los carnívoros están en la cumbre de la cadena alimentaria.
Carnivores are at the top of the food chain.

food chain

nombre femenino (niveles de un ecosistema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la cadena alimenticia, cada eslabón obtiene la energía de forma lineal.
Each level in the food chain obtains energy in a linear way.

assembly line

nombre femenino (división del trabajo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los coches modernos se fabrican en cadenas de montaje.
Modern cars are produced on assembly lines.

supermarket chain

locución nominal femenina (grupo de tiendas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Trabajo en una cadena de supermercados.
I work at a supermarket chain.

television network

locución nominal femenina (compañía: grupo de canales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta cadena de televisión agrupa seis canales.

televised address

locución nominal femenina (radio, televisión; AmL (mensaje oficial del gobierno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La presidenta externó su agradecimiento al pueblo en la última cadena nacional de su mandato. El vicepresidente se dirigió a la ciudadanía en la cadena de televisión, en sustitución del presidente, quien se encuentra en China.
The president gave the public her gratitude in her last televised address.

human chain

(personas tomadas de la mano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los manifestantes formaron una cadena humana.
The protesters formed a human chain.

mountain range

nombre femenino (cordillera, sierra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Jura es una cadena montañosa al norte de los Alpes.
The Jura are a mountain range north of the Alps.

life sentence

(prisión de por vida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cadena perpetua normalmente implica la privación de libertad de por vida.
A life sentence normally implies confinement for life.

food chain

(cadena alimenticia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La cadena trófica está conformada por productores y consumidores.
The food chain is composed of producers and consumers.

pile up

locución nominal masculina (de muchos vehículos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flush the toilet

locución verbal (informal (del inodoro)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

chain reaction

nombre femenino (Física, Química (sucesión de reacciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la cloración del metano, se puede observar una reacción en cadena.
In the chlorination of methane, a chain reaction is observable.

chain reaction

nombre femenino (sucesión de hechos) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El memo del jefe de personal provocó una reacción en cadena.
The boss's memo set off a chain reaction.

pull the chain

locución verbal (de escusado, inodoro)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No olvides tirar de la cadena antes de salir del baño.
Don't forget to pull the chain before leaving the bathroom.

pull the chain

locución verbal (baño)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

work on an assembly line

locución verbal (tipo de producción)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Trabajar en cadena es muy productivo en ciertas actividades pero poco productivo en otras.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. My brother works on an assembly line at a car plant.

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