No. 8,953 in French

chaine

Chain; channel; sequence.

In a sentence

Il a perdu sa chaîne en argent hier.
He lost his silver chain yesterday.
In this sentence, 'chaîne' refers to jewelry, specifically a silver chain.
La chaîne de montagnes traverse plusieurs pays.
The mountain range crosses several countries.
Here, 'chaîne' denotes a sequence or range, in this case, a mountain range.
Ils regardent une chaîne musicale à la télévision.
They are watching a music channel on television.
In this context, 'chaîne' is used to mean a television channel.

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