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1 armchair
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2 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) paže2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) opěradlo•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) ozbrojit2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) vyzbrojit (se)•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms* * *• vyzbrojit• zbraň• zbrojit• ruka• paže• ozbrojovat• ozbrojit -
3 cosy
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4 easy chair
(a chair that is soft and comfortable, eg an armchair.) křeslo* * *• lenoška• klubovka -
5 flop
[flop] 1. past tense, past participle - flopped; verb1) (to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily: She flopped into an armchair.) praštit sebou2) (to hang or swing about loosely: Her hair flopped over her face.) vlát3) ((of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful: the play flopped.) propadnout2. noun1) ((a) flopping movement.) pád2) (a failure: The show was a complete flop.) fiasko, propadák•- floppy- floppy disk* * *• propadák• padnout• operace s plovoucí čárkou• neúspěch -
6 seat
[si:t] 1. noun1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) sedadlo2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sedátko3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) zadek4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) sedadlo; křeslo5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) sídlo2. verb1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) posadit2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) být pro... osob•- - seater- seating
- seat belt
- take a seat* * *• sídlo• sedadlo• křeslo• místo -
7 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) uvelebit se2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) usadit se3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) uklidnit4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) usadit se5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) dohodnout (se), urovnat6) (to pay (a bill).) vyrovnat•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up* * *• usadit• urovnat• vyřešit• dohodnout -
8 slouch
(to sit, move or walk with shoulders rounded and head hanging: He slouched sulkily out of the room; He was slouching in an armchair.) jít/sedět shrbeně* * *• shrbení• hrbení se• hrbit• nahrbení• bloumat -
9 snooze
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10 reclining chair
(an armchair with a back which can be made to slope backwards.) sklopné křeslo
См. также в других словарях:
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armchair — I UK [ˈɑː(r)mˌtʃeə(r)] / US [ˈɑrmˌtʃer] noun [countable] Word forms armchair : singular armchair plural armchairs ** a large comfortable chair with parts for you to rest your arms on. It is often part of a set of chairs called a suite that also… … English dictionary
armchair — /ˈamtʃɛə / (say ahmchair) noun 1. a chair with arms to support the forearms or elbows. –adjective 2. amateur: an armchair critic. 3. taking part in an activity mentally, rather than in reality: an armchair traveller. 4. seen or enjoyed at home:… …
armchair — I. noun Date: 1633 a chair with armrests II. adjective Date: 1858 1. remote from direct dealing with problems ; theoretical rather than practical < armchair strategists > 2. sharing vicariously in another s experiences < an armchair … New Collegiate Dictionary
