chair

chair
 eə
1. noun
1) (a movable seat for one person, with a back to it: a table and four chairs.) silla
2) (the position of a person who is chairman at a meeting etc: Who is in the chair?) presidencia
3) (the office of a university professor: He holds the chair of History at this university.) cátedra

2. verb
(to be chairman at (a meeting etc): He chaired the meeting last night.) presidir
- chairman
- chairperson
- chairwoman
- chairmanship
chair n silla
chair
tr[ʧeəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (gen) silla; (with arms) sillón nombre masculino, butaca
transitive verb
1 (meeting) presidir
noun the chair
1 (in meeting) presidencia; (at university) cátedra
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to address the chair dirigirse al presidente, dirigirse a la presidencia
chair lift telesilla
folding chair silla plegable
chair ['ʧɛr] vt
: presidir, moderar
chair n
1) : silla f
2) chairmanship: presidencia f
chair
n.
• asiento s.m.
• cojinete s.m.
• cátedra s.f.
• silla s.f.
v.
• asentar v.
• llevar en una silla v.
• presidir v.

I tʃer, tʃeə(r)
noun
1)
a) (seat) silla f; (armchair) sillón m, butaca f (esp Esp)
b) (electric chair) (AmE colloq)

the chair — la silla eléctrica

2)
a) (at university) cátedra f
b) (in meeting) presidencia f

to be in/take the chair — presidir

c) (person) presidente, -ta m,f

II
transitive verb \<\<meeting/committee\>\> presidir
[tʃɛǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (gen) silla f ; (=armchair) sillón m , butaca f ; (=wheelchair) silla f (de ruedas); (=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

2. VT
1) [+ person] llevar a hombros

they chaired him off the ground — le sacaron del campo a hombros

2) [+ meeting] presidir
* * *

I [tʃer, tʃeə(r)]
noun
1)
a) (seat) silla f; (armchair) sillón m, butaca f (esp Esp)
b) (electric chair) (AmE colloq)

the chair — la silla eléctrica

2)
a) (at university) cátedra f
b) (in meeting) presidencia f

to be in/take the chair — presidir

c) (person) presidente, -ta m,f

II
transitive verb \<\<meeting/committee\>\> presidir

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