armchair

arm·chair (ärm

châr

)

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

adj.

Remote from active involvement: armchair warriors in the Pentagon; an armchair traveler.

armchair [ˈɑːmˌtʃɛə]

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / 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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Noun

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

Translations

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

armchair [ˈɑː^rmtʃɛə^r]

n → fauteuil m

modif [fan, supporter, tourist] → de salon

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)

armchair [ˈɑːmˌtʃɛəʳ] n → poltrona

armchair → كرسي مزود بذراعين křeslo lænestol Sessel πολυθρόνα sillón nojatuoli fauteuil fotelja 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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Adirondack chair
ARM
armchair liberal
berbice chair
bergère
captain's chair
chair
comfort
curl up
easy chair
Easy-chair
Elbowchair
faultfinding
fauteuil
lever out
Liberalist
lounge chair
lounger
Morris chair

A narrow hall separated the kitchen from the parlour, where Madame Aubain sat all day in a straw armchair near the window.

A Simple Soul by Flaubert, Gustave View in context

The captain in his armchair, holding on grimly at the head of the table, with the soup-tureen rolling on one side of the cabin and the steward sprawling on the other, would observe, looking at me: "That's your one-third above the beams.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

Mingott; and around and below, wave after wave of black silk surged away over the edges of a capacious armchair, with two tiny white hands poised like gulls on the surface of the billows.

The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context

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