"chaîne" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɛn/, /ʃɛːn/ Audio: Fr-chaîne.ogg Forms: chaînes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Inherited from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, chaiene, caiene, inherited from Latin catēna. Doublet of cadène and catène. The long vowel derives from the Old French hiatus; by analogy the length was expressed with a silent -s- in Middle French, which was then replaced with the circumflex. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|chaisne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French chaisne, {{inh+|fr|frm|chaisne}} Inherited from Middle French chaisne, {{inh|fr|fro|chaene}} Old French chaene, {{m|fro|chaiene}} chaiene, {{m|fro|caiene}} caiene, {{inh|fr|la|catēna}} Latin catēna, {{doublet|fr|cadène|catène}} Doublet of cadène and catène Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} chaîne f (plural chaînes)
  1. chain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chaîne-fr-noun-lBSIax6~
  2. (television) channel Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-chaîne-fr-noun-aeNlaM2L Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  3. (textiles) warp Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-chaîne-fr-noun-2p6WtAHa Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  4. (music) hi-fi or stereo system Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-chaîne-fr-noun-XnMzSU2r Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (computer science) character string Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Computer science
    Sense id: en-chaîne-fr-noun-3k6q7B5V Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chaine (english: post-1990 spelling) Related terms: cadenas, caténaire, concaténation

Verb

IPA: /ʃɛn/, /ʃɛːn/ Audio: Fr-chaîne.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Inherited from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, chaiene, caiene, inherited from Latin catēna. Doublet of cadène and catène. The long vowel derives from the Old French hiatus; by analogy the length was expressed with a silent -s- in Middle French, which was then replaced with the circumflex. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|chaisne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French chaisne, {{inh+|fr|frm|chaisne}} Inherited from Middle French chaisne, {{inh|fr|fro|chaene}} Old French chaene, {{m|fro|chaiene}} chaiene, {{m|fro|caiene}} caiene, {{inh|fr|la|catēna}} Latin catēna, {{doublet|fr|cadène|catène}} Doublet of cadène and catène Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} chaîne
  1. inflection of chaîner:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-chaîne-fr-verb-rSOdjZAG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 7 6 25 42 16
  2. inflection of chaîner:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-chaîne-fr-verb-Ns2OTffO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chaine (english: post-1990 spelling) Related terms: canal

Inflected forms

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      "word": "chaîne alimentaire"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chaîne de commandement"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "déchaîné"
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          "english": "In January, 6ter was the first channel to broadcast the original format of Storage Wars, which takes place in California and attracted 215,000 viewers for the first broadcast on January 3 during the prime-time slot.",
          "ref": "2015 November 21, “« Storage Wars », une chasse au trésor bien artificielle”, in Le Monde",
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      "ipa": "/ʃɛːn/"
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          "english": "The chain is too short, we aren't reaching it.",
          "text": "La chaîne est trop courte, nous n’y arriverons pas.",
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        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "French terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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          "english": "Can you change the channel, please?",
          "text": "Pouvez-vous changer de chaîne, s’il vous plaît?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "In January, 6ter was the first channel to broadcast the original format of Storage Wars, which takes place in California and attracted 215,000 viewers for the first broadcast on January 3 during the prime-time slot.",
          "ref": "2015 November 21, “« Storage Wars », une chasse au trésor bien artificielle”, in Le Monde",
          "text": "En janvier, 6ter a été la première chaîne à diffuser le format original de « Storage Wars » qui se déroule en Californie et qui a réuni 215 000 téléspectateurs lors de la première diffusion, le 3 janvier, en deuxième partie de soirée.",
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          "warp"
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        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles"
      ]
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "music"
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
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      "ipa": "/ʃɛn/"
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      "ipa": "/ʃɛːn/"
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      "homophone": "chaînent"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chaînes"
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    {
      "homophone": "chêne"
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      "homophone": "chênes"
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      "english": "post-1990 spelling",
      "word": "chaine"
    }
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}

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        "2": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin catēna",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛːn/"
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      "homophone": "chaînent"
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    {
      "homophone": "chaînes"
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      "homophone": "chêne"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛn"
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      "english": "post-1990 spelling",
      "word": "chaine"
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}

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