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Image:Chair.png|thumb|right|A chair.
English

rank|perfectly|fixed|leaves|852|chair|date|summer|simply

Etymology
From MF. chaire, from L. cathedra.

Pronunciation
(UK) IPA|/ʧɛə(r)/
(US) IPA|/ʧɐɹ/
audio|en-us-chair.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. an item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
2. slang (the chair) the electric chair.
3. the seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
4. blocks that support and hold railroad track in position, and similar devices.
5. chairperson; a non-gender-specific form of chairman

Derived terms
chairman
chairperson
armchair
deck chair
easy chair
first chair
high chair
musical chairs
rocking chair
tub chair
wheelchair
wing chair

Translations
trans-top|furniture
Albanian: t-|sq|karrige|f|xs=Albanian
Catalan: cadira f
Chinese: 椅子, 椅子 (yǐ zi)
Czech: t+|cs|židle|f
Dutch: t+|nl|stoel|m, t-|nl|zetel|m
Finnish: t+|fi|tuoli
French: chaise f, fauteuil m
Greek: t|el|καρέκλα|f|sc=Grek (karékla)
Italian: t+|it|sedia|f
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Japanese: 椅子 (いす, isu)
Norwegian: t+|no|stol|m
Occitan cadièra f
Polish: krzesło n
Russian: t+|ru|стул|m|trstul|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|stol|m
Swedish: t+|sv|stol|c
Vietnamese: ghế
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trans-top|chairperson
Finnish: t+|fi|puheenjohtaja
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Swedish: t-|sv|ordförande|c
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ttbc|Afrikaans: stoel m
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|كرسي (kursīy)
ttbc|Bavarian: Stui, Sässl
ttbc|Bulgarian: стол (stol) m
ttbc|Catalan: cadira f, seient m
ttbc|Esperanto: seĝo (1), prezidanto (2)
ttbc|German: Stuhl m (1), Sessel m (1), Vorsitzender (5)
ttbc|Greek, Ancient: ΚΑΘΕΔΡΑ f
ttbc|Hungarian: szék
ttbc|Hebrew: כיסא (kise') m
ttbc|Ido: stulo
ttbc|Indonesian: kursi, tempat duduk
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ttbc|Interlingua: sede, cathedra
ttbc|Korean: 의자
ttbc|Latin: cathedra f
ttbc|Malaysian: kerusi, tempat duduk
ttbc|Malayalam: (kasera)
ttbc|Portuguese: cadeira f
ttbc|Romanian: scaun n
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: cathair m
ttbc|Spanish: asiento m, silla f
ttbc|Swahili: kiti
ttbc|Telugu: కుర్చీ (kurchee)
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Verb
en-verb

1. To act as chairperson.

#: Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.

Translations
trans-top|to act as chairperson
Finnish: johtaa puhe|puhetta
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French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /ʃɛʁ/

Noun
chair f

1. flesh

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• 2007-12-30 21:32 - Chloejr - checked chinese and french translation
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