chaîne
French
Alternative forms
- chaine (1990 spelling reform)
Etymology
From Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, chaiene, caiene, inherited from Latin catēna. Doublet of cadène and catène.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛn/
audio: (file) - Homophones: chaine, chaines, chainent, chaînes, chaînent, chêne, chênes
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Noun
chaîne f (plural chaînes)
- chain
- La chaîne est trop courte, nous n’y arriverons pas.
- The chain is too short, we aren't reaching it.
- (television) channel
- Pouvez-vous changer de chaîne, s’il vous plaît?
- Can you change the channel, please?
- (textiles) warp
- (music) hi-fi or stereo system
- (computer science) character string
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Verb
chaîne
- first-person singular present indicative of chaîner
- third-person singular present indicative of chaîner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of chaîner
- third-person singular present subjunctive of chaîner
- second-person singular imperative of chaîner
See also
Further reading
- “chaîne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French chaine, chaene (“chain”), from Latin catēna (“chain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to braid, twist; hut, shed”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
chaîne f (plural chaînes)
Derived terms
- chaîne d'èrmuage (“property chain”)
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