| Zusammengesetzte Wörter: |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| ball and chain n | (ball chained to prisoner's leg) | Kugel- und Kettenfessel Rdw |
| ball and chain n | figurative (restraint, obstacle) | Ketten Npl |
| Fesseln Npl |
| ball and chain n | slang (wife) | Hexe Nf |
| Drache, Hausdrache Nm |
| Hauszierde Nf |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) (Automobil) | Kettenantrieb Nm |
| My first motorcycle had a chain drive and I had to remember to check the tension. |
| The chain drive on a bicycle transfers power from the pedals to turn the wheels. |
| chain gang n | (prisoners chained together to work) | Sträflingskolonne Nf |
| The prisoners on the chain gang were sent to break up rocks in the quarry. |
chain mail,
chainmail n | (type of armor) | Kettenhemd Nn |
| The knight wore a bronze helmet and a suit of chain mail armour. |
| chain of command n | (hierarchy) (übertragen) | Befehlskette Nf |
| Orders travel along the chain of command from the headquarters to the soldiers in the field. |
| chain reaction n | (sequence of cause and effect) | Kettenreaktion Nf |
| In the blinding snow, one car hit another and caused a chain reaction; the accident ended up involving six cars on Highway 40. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker n | figurative (person: smokes heavily) | Kettenraucher Nm |
| Teerschleuder Nf |
| Nikotinabhängige, Nikotinsüchtige Nm, Nf |
| I would class myself as a heavy smoker rather than a chain smoker. |
chain smoker,
chainsmoker,
chain-smoker n | (person: lights cigarette with previous) | Kettenraucher Nm |
| Teerschleuder Nf |
| Nikotinabhängige, Nikotinsüchtige Nm, Nf |
| Chain smokers smoke non-stop all day from the moment they awake to the moment they go to bed. |
| chain store n | (shop with many branches) | Filiale Nf |
| Filialgeschäft Nn |
| Kettenladen Nm |
| Chain stores have been the death of independent retailers. |
chain [sth] up,
chain up [sth] vtr + adv | (secure with a chain) | anketten Vt, sepa |
| [etw] mit einer Kette befestigen VP |
| [etw] mit einer Kette festbinden VP |
chain [sb/sth] up,
chain up [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (restrain with a chain) | anketten Vt, sepa |
| jmdn/[etw] mit einer Kette festbinden VP |
| chain-up adj | US (for snow chains) | Ketten- Präf |
| This highway provides a chain-up area, so drivers can stop and put their snow chains on. |
| chain up vi + adv | US (vehicle: snow chains) | Schneeketten anlegen Npl + Vt, sepa |
| (formell) | mit Schneeketten versehen VP |
| chain-link fence n | (wire enclosure) | Maschendrahtzaun Nm |
| Private tennis courts are usually surrounded with chain-link fences. |
| chain-smoke⇒ vi | (light cigarette with previous) | kettenrauchen Part Vi, sepa |
| jede Zigarette mit der vorherigen anzünden Rdw |
| chain-smoke [sth]⇒ vtr | (light with previous) | kettenrauchen Part Vt, sepa |
| eine Zigarette nach der anderen rauchen Rdw |
| She chain-smoked three cigarettes as she waited anxiously outside. |
| chain-smoke⇒ vi | figurative (smoke heavily) | kettenrauchen Part Vi, sepa |
chainsaw,
chain saw n | (motorized cutting tool) | Kettensäge Nf |
| The cat and dog ran when they heard the sound of the chainsaw. |
chainsaw [sth],
chain-saw [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut with a chainsaw) | [etw] sägen Vt |
| [etw] mit einer Kettensäge klein machen VP |
| The crew chainsawed the downed tree branches into small pieces. |
| food chain n | (hierarchy of organisms) (Biol) | Nahrungskette Nf |
| Plankton are at the bottom of the marine food chain. |
golden chain,
laburnum n | (small tree) | Goldregen Nm |
| Bohnenbaum Nm |
| Goldrausch Nm |
key chain,
keychain n | (fob for attaching keys) | Schlüsselanhänger Nm |
| I got my dad a souvenir key chain from Paris. |
| mountain chain | (geology) | Bergkette Nf |
| retail chain n | (shop with multiple branches) (ugs) | Kette Nf |
| Ladenkette Nf |
| Einzelhandelskette Nf |
| supply chain n | (process of manufacture and sale) | Zuliefernetzwerk Nn |
| Lieferkette Nf |
| All it takes is a truckers' strike to break the supply chain. |
| Alles was es braucht, um das Zuliefernetzwerk zu unterbrechen, ist ein Streik der Lastkraftfahrer. |
| value chain n | (business: series of activities that add value to final product) | Wertschöpfungskette Nf |
