electric chair in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for electric chair in the English»Spanish Dictionary

electric chair N

electric chair

silla f eléctrica

Translations for electric chair in the English»Spanish Dictionary

electric chair

silla f eléctrica

Translations for electric chair in the Spanish»English Dictionary

silla eléctrica

electric chair

Translations for electric chair in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chair [Am tʃɛr, Brit tʃɛː] N

1.1. chair:

chair (seat)

silla f

chair (armchair)

sillón m

chair (armchair)

butaca f esp Spain

dentist's chair

sillón or silla de dentista

sit on/in that chair

siéntate en esa silla/ese sillón

have or take a chair please

siéntese or tome asiento por favor

1.2. chair Am inf:

electric chair

silla f eléctrica

he got sent to the chair

lo mandaron a la silla eléctrica

2.1. chair (at university):

chair

cátedra f

2.2. chair (in meeting):

chair

presidencia f

to be in/take the chair

presidir

comments must be made through the chair

los comentarios deben hacerse a través de la presidencia

2.3. chair (person):

chair

presidente m / presidenta f

II.chair [Am tʃɛr, Brit tʃɛː] VB trans

1. chair meeting/committee:

chair

presidir

2. chair (carry):

chair Brit

llevar en hombros

chair Brit

llevar a hombros Spain

he was chaired from the stadium by his fans

sus fans lo sacaron en hombros del estadio

he was chaired from the stadium by his fans

sus fans lo sacaron a hombros del estadio Spain

electric [Am əˈlɛktrɪk, Brit ɪˈlɛktrɪk] ADJ

1. electric:

electric current/motor/shaver

eléctrico

electric fence

electrificado

electric guitar/piano

eléctrico

is the heating gas or electric?

¿la calefacción es eléctrica o a gas?

electric bill Am

cuenta f de la electricidad

electric bill Am

cuenta f de (la) luz inf

electric bill Am

recibo m de la electricidad

electric bill Am

recibo m de (la) luz inf

electric circuit

circuito m eléctrico

electric kettle

hervidor m (de agua) eléctrico

electric kettle

pava f eléctrica esp RioPl

electric kettle

tetera f eléctrica And

electric kettle

caldera f eléctrica Urug

it has electric windows

tiene elevalunas eléctrico

2. electric performance/personality:

electric

electrizante

the atmosphere was electric

el ambiente era electrizante or estaba cargado de electricidad

electric chair in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for electric chair in the English»Spanish Dictionary

electric chair

silla eléctrica

Translations for electric chair in the English»Spanish Dictionary

electric [ɪˈlektrɪk] ADJ

1. electric ELEC:

electric

eléctrico, -a

electric fence

electrificado, -a

electric blanket

manta eléctrica

electric chair

silla eléctrica

electric cooker

cocina eléctrica

electric current

corriente eléctrica

electric fire

estufa eléctrica

electric light

luz eléctrica

electric shock

descarga eléctrica

electric windows AUTO

elevalunas eléctrico

2. electric fig:

electric

electrizante

electric atmosphere

cargado, -a de electricidad

I.chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] N

1. chair (seat):

chair

silla f

take [or have] a chair please

siéntese, por favor

2. chair (head):

chair

presidente(-a) m (f)

to be chair of a department

ser jefe de un departamento

to be in the chair

ocupar la presidencia

3. chair (position):

chair

cargo m

4. chair Am (electric chair):

chair

silla f eléctrica

5. chair UNIV:

chair

cátedra f

to hold a chair in sth

ocupar una cátedra de algo

II.chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] VB trans

chair a meeting:

chair

presidir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This allowed the jury to suggest life in prison rather than send two youths to the electric chair.

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He is sentenced to death in the electric chair.

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She was sentenced to death in the electric chair.

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He has vetoed eight death-penalty expansion bills although some of the vetoes were overturned, and opposed the electric chair as an option.

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The death penalty was, however, reinstated in 1933 and electric chair became sole method.

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He tells her he knows that if he threw it in the water, it would electrocute her like an electric chair.

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Since 1913, it has been by the electric chair.

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Shocked and devastated, he never spoke in his own defense during his trial and was sentenced to execution in the electric chair.

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Since the introduction of lethal injection, every inmate has chosen it over the electric chair.

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The butler says something about an electric chair, and stalks out.

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