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chair

∗ ≈

la silla

∗ noun
"chair" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

chair
[tʃeə(r)]
sustantivo
1. silla (f) (seat); sillón (m) (armchair)
2. presidente(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) (chairperson)
  • to be in the chair -> ocupar la presidencia
3. cátedra (f) (universidad) (of professor)
verbo transitivo
4. presidir (meeting)

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chair [chea
sustantivo
1. Silla o taburete, asiento portátil (seat).
2. Silla, asiento de juez u otra persona constituida en autoridad.
3. Silla de manos.
4. Sillón, asiento de la presidencia en una asamblea o cuerpo legislativo: por extensión, presidente (de una asamblea o congreso).
  • Arm chair -> silla de brazos o poltrona; sillón, butaca
  • Privy-chair -> sillico o servicio
5. Silla volante.
  • Hair-bottomed chairs -> sillas con asientos de crin
  • Cane-bottomed chairs -> sillas de junquillo
  • Rocking-chair -> mecedora
  • Pivot-chair -> silla giratoria
6. Calesín, volanta o volante, quitrín.
7. Cojinete (de ferrocarril).
  • The chair is taken -> se ha abierto la sesión
  • Professor’s chair -> cátedra (at university)
  • To be in/take the chair -> presidir
(Cuba) Columpio.

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chair [tʃɛəʳ]
noun
1 (gen) silla (f); (armchair) sillón (m); butaca (f); (wheelchair) silla (f) (de ruedas)
There was no ramp, so she couldn't get the chair inside the building
 (seat) lugar (m); asiento (m)
please take a chair siéntese or tome asiento por favor
2 (Univ) cátedra (f)
3 [of meeting] presidencia (f); (chairman) presidente (m)
to be in the chair take the chair presidir
to address the chair dirigirse al presidente
4
the chair (US) (electric chair) la silla eléctrica
verb:transitive
1 [+person] llevar a hombros
they chaired him off the ground le sacaron del campo a hombros
2 [+meeting] presidir

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Verb Conjugations for "chair" (go to la silla)

Indicative

Present
Preterit
Future
I chair I chaired I will chair
you chair you chaired you will chair
he/she chairs he/she chaired he/she will chair
we chair we chaired we will chair
you chair you chaired you will chair
they chair they chaired they will chair
Complete chair conjugation >

chair [chah-ear’]
noun
1. The inner side of a skin, among tanners. (m)

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