cadena

/kaˈdena/, [kaˈð̞e.na]

chain

Noun cadena f (plural cadenas)

chain (series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal)
necklace (article of jewelry that is worn around the neck)
network (group of affiliated television stations)
(broadcasting, television and radio) channel (specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)
(computing) string (ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity)

Examples

Todas las cosas vivas se conectan en una cadena del ser.

All living things are connected in one chain of being.

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El barco está unido al ancla por medio de una cadena.

The boat is attached to the anchor by a chain.

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Un conjunto totalmente ordenado a menudo es llamado "cadena".

A totally ordered set is often called a "chain".

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Al hombre le dieron cadena perpetua.

The man was given a life sentence.

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Empezó una reacción en cadena.

It started a chain reaction.

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Una cadena solo es tan fuerte como su contacto más débil.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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No tires todavía de la cadena del váter, nos han cortado el suministro del agua.

Don't flush yet, we've been cut out the water supply.

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Cambia de cadena, por favor; esa música es insoportable.

Change the channel, please; that music is unbearable.

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Allí, frente a él, en un palco estaba sentada una mujer hermosa. Alrededor de su cuello llevaba una larga cadena de oro, de la cual colgaba un medallón grande.

There, in front of him, in a box sat a beautiful woman. Around her neck she wore a long gold chain, from which hung a large medallion.

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Hubo un accidente en cadena durante la hora punta.

There was a chain-reaction crash during rush hour.

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