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encadenar

to chain

verb ehn-kah-deh-NAHR Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to link together

Usage Note

Encadenar comes from cadena (chain) and means to chain someone physically or to link things in a sequence: encadenar ideas (to string ideas together), encadenar victorias (to string together victories). The reflexive encadenarse is used for protest actions where people chain themselves to objects.

Examples

"Los manifestantes se encadenaron a la puerta."

Natural Translation

The protesters chained themselves to the door.

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