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Meanings of
chains
in English
Portuguese
algema
Catalan
ferros
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Metal shackles; for hands or legs.
irons
Portuguese
algema
Usage of
chains
in English
1
Today thousands of people are pledging to form human
chains
outside mosques.
2
Democracy is born free but everywhere in
chains
,
as Rousseau nearly said.
3
Czech supermarket
chains
have said consumers showed few sign of shunning poultry.
4
Moreover, only within grooves did bound water molecules discriminate between different
side
-
chains
.
5
Experts say measures adopted since 2010 have helped clean up supply
chains
.
6
Aerospace plants in Britain are often part of complex international supply
chains
.
7
Retail: The big health shop
chains
are looking at expanding in Ireland.
8
And global supply
chains
mean that sensitive data is often stored abroad.
9
Business leaders, anxious to preserve cross-border supply
chains
,
generally support the plan.
10
On today's seafloor, some species of lobster form similar sorts of
chains
.
11
Outside my house, I attached two great iron
chains
to the wall.
12
The boy was in the
chains
the last I saw of him.
13
The prices, of course, differ from store-to-store even among the same
chains
.
14
The Rococo is violent in
chains
,
insolent in constraint, drunken in sobriety.
15
Infrastructure is often inadequate, supply
chains
are limited, import taxes are high.
16
The absence of reliable supply
chains
of rubber can also pose problems.
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chains
chand
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
heavy chains
long chains
other chains
clip the chains
golden chains
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Translations for
chains
Portuguese
algema
Catalan
ferros
Chains
through the time
Chains
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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