Dagens Engelsk ord

chair

stol

Definitioner

Engelsk > Engelsk

chair

1. n. 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.

All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.

2. n. clipping of chairperson

Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.

3. n. (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.

My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.

4. n. (rail transport) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.

5. n. (chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.

6. n. (slang) (ellipsis of electric chair)

He killed a cop: he's going to get the chair.

The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.

7. n. A distinguished professorship at a university.

8. n. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.

9. v. To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.

10. v. To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.

11. v. (transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.

The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.

Svenska > Engelsk

stol

1. n-c. chair

Uttal

Exempelmeningar

This chair is made of plastic.
    Den här stolen är gjord av plast.
What's this chair doing here?
    Vad gör den här stolen här?
He settled himself in a chair.
    Han slog sig ner på en stol.
He is sitting on the chair.
    Han sitter på stolen.
The dog is on the chair.
    Hunden är på stolen.

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razor blade	band	desert	screwdriver
sap	crowbar	chalk	door
talk	day	shelf	valley

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watch	autumn	size	refrigerator
tea towel	fence	swim	eyelash
fifteen	attic	ink	deer
sand	aunt	paper	tissue

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