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1 Stuhl
m; -(e)s, Stühle1. chair; der elektrische Stuhl the electric chair2. fig.: jemandem den Stuhl vor die Tür setzen turn s.o. out; (entlassen) fire s.o., give s.o. the sack (Am. boot) umg.; sich zwischen zwei / alle Stühle setzen fall between two stools / miss every target; zwischen zwei Stühlen sitzen have fallen between two stools; mich hat es fast vom Stuhl gehauen umg. I nearly fell over backwards; das reißt oder haut niemand vom Stuhl umg. nobody’s going to get excited about that; an jemandes Stuhl sägen umg. try to topple s.o.; an seinem Stuhl kleben umg. cling to one’s post4. MED. (Kot) stool(s Pl.); Stuhlgang* * *der Stuhl(Kot) dejection; stool;(Sitzmöbel) stool; chair* * *[ʃtuːl]m -(e)s, -e['ʃtyːlə]1) chairist dieser Stúhl noch frei? — is this chair taken?, is this somebody's chair?
ich wäre fast vom Stúhl gefallen (inf) — I nearly fell off my chair (inf)
jdm den Stúhl vor die Tür setzen (fig) — to kick sb out (inf)
2) (= Königsstuhl) throneder Apostolische or Heilige or Päpstliche Stúhl — the Apostolic or Holy or Papal See
der Stúhl Petri —
vor Gottes Stúhl gerufen werden — to be called before one's Maker
3) (= Lehramt) chair (+gen of, für of, in)4) (= Stuhlgang) bowel movement; (= Kot) stoolStúhl/keinen Stúhl haben — to have had/not to have had a bowel movement
* * *(a movable seat for one person, with a back to it: a table and four chairs.) chair* * *Stuhl1<-[e]s, Stühle>[ʃtu:l, pl ˈ ʃty:lə]m chairelektrischer \Stuhl electric chairauf dem elektrischen \Stuhl in the electric chairder Heilige \Stuhl the Holy See▶ zwischen zwei Stühlen sitzen to have fallen between two stoolsStuhl2<-[e]s, Stühle>[ʃtu:l, pl ˈʃty:lə]* * *der; Stuhl[e]s, Stühle1) chair2) (fig.)sein Stuhl wackelt — his position is threatened or no longer secure
jemandem den Stuhl vor die Tür setzen — kick somebody out; show somebody the door
jemanden vom Stuhl reißen od. jagen/hauen — (ugs.) get somebody excited/take somebody's breath away
das hat mich fast od. bald vom Stuhl gehauen — (ugs.) you could have knocked me down with a feather; s. auch elektrisch 1.
3) (kath. Kirche) seeder Stuhl Petri — the Holy See or See of Rome
4) (Med.) stool5) s. Stuhlgang 1)* * *1. chair;der elektrische Stuhl the electric chair2. fig:jemandem den Stuhl vor die Tür setzen turn sb out; (entlassen) fire sb, give sb the sack (US boot) umg;sich zwischen zwei/alle Stühle setzen fall between two stools/miss every target;zwischen zwei Stühlen sitzen have fallen between two stools;mich hat es fast vom Stuhl gehauen umg I nearly fell over backwards;haut niemand vom Stuhl umg nobody’s going to get excited about that;an jemandes Stuhl sägen umg try to topple sb;an seinem Stuhl kleben umg cling to one’s post3. KATH:der Heilige Stuhl the Holy See* * *der; Stuhl[e]s, Stühle1) chair2) (fig.)sein Stuhl wackelt — his position is threatened or no longer secure
jemandem den Stuhl vor die Tür setzen — kick somebody out; show somebody the door
jemanden vom Stuhl reißen od. jagen/hauen — (ugs.) get somebody excited/take somebody's breath away
das hat mich fast od. bald vom Stuhl gehauen — (ugs.) you could have knocked me down with a feather; s. auch elektrisch 1.
3) (kath. Kirche) seeder Stuhl Petri — the Holy See or See of Rome
4) (Med.) stool5) s. Stuhlgang 1)* * *¨-e (Fäkalien) m.stool (faeces) n. ¨-e m.chair n. -
2 Stuhl
1. Stuhl <-[e]s, Stühle> [ʃtu:l, pl ʼ ʃty:lə] mchair;elektrischer \Stuhl electric chair;auf dem elektrischen \Stuhl in the electric chair;der Heilige \Stuhl the Holy SeeWENDUNGEN:sich zwischen zwei Stühle setzen to fall between two stools;zwischen zwei Stühlen sitzen to have fallen between two stools2. Stuhl <-[e]s, Stühle> [ʃtu:l, pl ʼʃty:lə] m
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