armchair

arm·chair

 (ärm′châr′)

n.

A chair with side structures to support the arms or elbows.

adj.

1. Not actively involved in or responsible for something, while nonetheless inclined to offer opinions or advice: "that greatest weapon of all armchair generals—hindsight" (Brooks D. Simpson).

2. Taking part vicariously, as through reading: armchair detectives; an armchair traveler.

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armchair

(ˈɑːmˌtʃɛə)

n

1. (Furniture) a chair, esp an upholstered one, that has side supports for the arms or elbows

2. (modifier) taking no active part; lacking practical experience; theoretical: an armchair strategist.

3. (modifier) participated in away from the place of action or in the home: armchair theatre.

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arm•chair

(ˈɑrmˌtʃɛər)

n.

1. a chair with sidepieces or arms to support a person's forearms or elbows.

adj.

2. theorizing without the benefit of practical experience: an armchair strategist.

3. participating vicariously: an armchair traveler.

[1625–35]

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chair

– armchair

1. 'chair'

A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a support for the person's back. When a chair is a very simple one, you say that someone sits on it.

Anne was sitting on an upright chair.

Sit on this chair, please.

When a chair is a comfortable one, you usually say that someone sits in it.

He leaned back in his chair and looked out of the window.

2. 'armchair'

An armchair is a comfortable chair with a support on each side for your arms. You always say that someone sits in an armchair.

He was sitting quietly in his armchair, smoking a pipe and reading the paper.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

armchair - chair with a support on each side for arms arm - the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person captain's chair - a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" easy chair, lounge chair, overstuffed chair - a comfortable upholstered armchair fauteuil - an upholstered armchair Morris chair - an armchair with an adjustable back recliner, reclining chair, lounger - an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it

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Translations

كُرسي ذو ذِراعَيْنكُرْسِيٌّ مُزَوَّدٌ بِذِراعَيْـن

křeslo

lænestol

SesselLehnstuhl

πολυθρόνα

sillónbutaca

nojatuoli

fauteuil

naslonjačfotelja

fotelkarosszékkarszék

hægindastóll

poltrona

肘掛け椅子

안락 의자

leunstoel

lenestol

fotel

poltrona

кресло

naslanjač

fåtölj

เก้าอี้มีที่วางแขน

koltukpazıbent

ghế bành

扶手椅扶手椅子

armchair

[ˈɑːmtʃɛəʳ]

A. N → sillón m

B. CPD armchair general N → general mf de salón
armchair strategist N → estratega mf de salón, estratega mf de café

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armchair

[ˈɑː^rmtʃɛə^r]

n → fauteuil m

modif [fan, supporter, tourist] → de salon

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

armchair

n → Sessel m, → Lehnstuhl m

adj armchair philosopher → Stubengelehrte(r) mf; armchair politician → Stammtischpolitiker(in) m(f); armchair strategist → Stammtisch- or Salonstratege m → /-strategin f; he is an armchair traveller (Brit) or traveler (US) → er reist nur mit dem Finger auf der Landkarte (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

armchair

[ˈɑːmˌtʃɛəʳ] n → poltrona

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arm¹

(aːm) noun

1. the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand. He has broken both his arms. arm ذِراع ръка braço paže der Arm arm μπράτσοbrazo käsivars دست käsivarsi brasזרוע बांह ruka kar lengan handleggur braccio 腕 팔 ranka roka (no pleca līdz plaukstai) lengan armarmramię, ręka بازو، لاس braço braţ рука ruka roka ruka arm แขน kol 手臂 рука بازو cánh tay 臂，上肢

2. anything shaped like or similar to this. She sat on the arm of the chair. arm, leuning مَرْفَق (كُرْسي)، مُتَّكـأ пордпора за ръката braço opěradlo die Arm (lehne,...) armlæn βραχίοναςbrazo käetugi, käepide هر چیز دست مانند؛ دسته varsi bras, accoudoirזרוע बांह ručka kar(fa) lengan kursi armur bracciolo 腕のような部分 팔 모양의 부분 ranktūris jebkurš rokas formu atgādinošs priekšmets (krēsla roku balsts; celtņa strēle u.c.) tempat letak tangan arm, armleuningarm, grein, utløperramię, poręcz لاستی، هر شی د لاس په ډول braço braţ подлокотник operadlo naslonjalo (za roke) naslon armstöd, karm สิ่งที่คล้ายแขน kol 臂狀物 ручка, бильце بازو vật hình cánh tay 臂状物

ˈarmful noun

as much as a person can hold in one arm or in both arms. an armful of flowers/clothes. armvol مِلء الذِّراع наръчен braçada náruč armvoll favnfuld μια αγκαλιά (ποσότητα) brazada, brazado sületäis به اندازۀ یک بغل؛ با دست های پر sylillinen brassée מְלוֹא הַזְרוֹע अंकवार-भर naramak nyalábnyi sepelukan faðmfylli, fang bracciata 腕いっぱいの量 한 아름 glėbis pilns klēpis serangkum armvolfavn naręcze د یو غیږ په اندازه ، له ډکو لاسونو یا غیږ سره braçada braţ охапка náruč naročaj pregršt famn, fång ปริมาณเต็มแขน kucak dolusu 單手或雙手可抱(的程度) оберемок ایک یا دو بازوؤں کی لمبائی جتنا ôm đầy （双臂或单臂的）一抱（之量）

ˈarmband noun

a strip of cloth etc worn round the arm. The people all wore black armbands as a sign of mourning. armband شَريط عَلى الذِّراع презрамка braçadeira páska na rukávě die Armbinde armbind περιβραχιόνιοbrazal, brazalete käelint بازوبند käsivarsinauha brassard סֶרֶט זְרוֹע बाजूबन्द traka na rukavu karszalag ban lengan sorgarborði bracciale 腕章 완장 raištis piedurknes apsējs pengikat lengan mouwband armbindopaska بازو بند braçadeira banderolă нарукавная повязка páska na rukáve trak na rokavu traka oko ruke armbindel ปลอกแขน kol bantı 臂套 нарукавна пов'язка بازو پر باندھنے والی پٹی băng tay 臂带，臂章

ˈarmchair noun

a chair with arms at each side. armleuningstoel كُرسي ذو ذِراعَيْن кресло poltrona křeslo der Lehnstuhl lænestol πολυθρόναsillón, butaca tugitool صندلی دسته دار nojatuoli fauteuilכורסה आरामकुर्सी fotelja karosszék kursi berlengan hægindastóll poltrona ひじ掛け椅子 팔걸이 의자 krėslas, fotelis atzveltnes krēsls kerusi yang ada tempat letak tangan leunstoellenestolfotel لاستی لرونکی صندلی cadeira de braços fotoliu кресло kreslo naslanjač fotelja fåtölj เก้าอี้ที่มีที่วางแขน koltuk, pazıbent 扶手椅 крісло آرام کرسی ghế bành 扶手椅

ˈarmpit noun

the hollow under the arm at the shoulder. armholte إبْـط подмишница sovaco podpaží die Achselhöhle armhule μασχάληaxila, sobaco kaenlaauk گودی زیر بغل kainalo aisselle בֵּית הַשֶׁחִי कांख pazuho hónalj ketiak handarkriki ascella わきの下 겨드랑이 pažastis paduse ketiak okselarmhulepacha تخرګ sovaco subsuoară подмышка podpazušie pazduha pazuho armhåla รักแร้ koltukaltı 腋窩 пахва بغل nách 腋窝

ˌarm-in-ˈarm adverb

(of two or more people) with arms linked together. They walked along arm-in-arm. arm-om-arm ذِراعاً بِذِراع، مُتَشابِكي الذِّراعَيْن рамо до рамо de braços dados zavěšeni do sebe Arm in Arm arm i arm αγκαζέdel brazo, de bracete käe alt kinni بازو در بازو käsikkäin bras dessus, bras dessousיד ביד बांहों में बांहें डाल कर ruku pod ruku karonfogva bergandengan arm í arm a braccetto 腕を組んで 서로 팔짱을 끼고 susikibę už rankų roku rokā berganding tangan gearmdarm i armpod rękę بازو په بازو کی de braço dado la braţ под руку zavesení do seba pod roko, z roko v roki ruku-podruku arm i arm คล้องแขนกัน kolkola 臂挽臂地 під руку, рука в руку بازو میں بازو ڈال کر khoác tay nhau 臂挽臂地

keep at arm's length

to avoid becoming too friendly with someone. She keeps her new neighbours at arm's length. op 'n afstand يَتَحَفَّظ في عَلاقاتِه مَع، يَتَجَنَّب العَلاقَه، يَبْقى بَعيداً държа на разстояние manter à distância držet si od těla in gehöriger Entfernung halten holde på afstand κρατώ κπ. σε απόσταση mantenerse a distancia distantsi hoidma صمیمی نشدن pitää etäisyyttä tenir (qqn) à distance לִשׁמוֹר מְרחָק ज्यादा दोस्ती नहीं गांठना držati na udaljenosti távol tart magától menjauhi hleypa ekki of nærri tenere a distanza 距離をおく 멀리하다 laikytis (nuo ko) per atstumą nelaist sev tuvumā menjauhi op een afstand houden holde på avstand unikać poufałości, trzymać na dystans ډیرنږدی کیناستل manter à distância a ţine (pe cine­va) la distanţă держать на почтительном расстоянии držať si od tela držati na distanci držati na odstojanju hålla på armlängds avstånd รักษาระยะห่าง aradaki mesafeyi korumak 與...保持距離 тримати на належній відстані دوستی میں فاصلہ رکھنا tránh không làm thân với ai 避免同...亲近

with open arms

with a very friendly welcome. He greeted them with open arms. met ope arms مَفْتوح الذِّراعَيْن с отворени обятия de braços abertos s otevřenou náručí mit offenen Armen med åbne arme με ανοιχτές αγκάλες con los brazos abiertos avasüli با آغوش باز avosylin à bras ouverts בִּזרוֹעוֹת פְּתוּחוֹת गरमजोशी से otvorenih ruku tárt karokkal sambutan ramah, tangan terbuka (með) opnum örmum, fagnandi a braccia aperte 歓迎して 두 팔을 벌리고 išskėstomis rankomis atplestām rokām tangan terbuka met open armen med åpne armer z otwartymi ramionami له خلاص غیږ سره de braços abertos cu braţele deschise с распростёртыми объятиями s otvorenou náručou z odprtimi rokami raširenih ruku med öppna armar ด้วยความยินดี güler yüzle, kucak açarak 熱情地, 友好地 з розкритими обіймами کھلے بازوؤں سے ، کشادہ دلی کے ساتھ niềm nở 热情地，衷心地

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armchair

→ كُرْسِيٌّ مُزَوَّدٌ بِذِراعَيْـن křeslo lænestol Sessel πολυθρόνα sillón nojatuoli fauteuil naslonjač poltrona 肘掛け椅子 안락 의자 leunstoel lenestol fotel poltrona кресло fåtölj เก้าอี้มีที่วางแขน koltuk ghế bành 扶手椅子

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