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musical chairs N npl

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musical chairs

chaises fpl musicales

Translations for musical chairs in the French»English Dictionary

chaises musicales

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I.chair [Brit tʃɛː, Am tʃɛr] N

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3. chair UNIV (professorship):

chaire f (of, in de)

to hold the chair of…

être titulaire de la chaire de…

4. chair Am:

chair, a. electric chair to go to the chair

passer sur la chaise électrique

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

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1. chair meeting:

2. chair Brit hero:

porter [qn] en triomphe

I.musical [Brit ˈmjuːzɪk(ə)l, Am ˈmjuzək(ə)l] N a. musical comedy

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comédie f musicale

II.musical [Brit ˈmjuːzɪk(ə)l, Am ˈmjuzək(ə)l] ADJ

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2. musical voice, laughter:

mélodieux/-ieuse

3. musical accompaniment, director, score:

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I.chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] N

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1. chair (seat):

2. chair (head of an academic department):

3. chair (head):

4. chair (place in an official body):

to have a chair on a board

être membre d'un comité

5. chair Am:

the chair (the electric chair)

chaise f électrique

II.chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] VB trans

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I.musical [ˈmju:zɪkəl] ADJ

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II.musical [ˈmju:zɪkəl] N

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comédie f musicale

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They were ordered to play a game of musical chairs in the management conference room. en.wikipedia.org

The four remaining men comply and start their first game, musical chairs. en.wikipedia.org

The high-stakes, high-octane, extreme musical chairs show was initially picked up for 10 episodes and began airing in the summer of 2012. en.wikipedia.org

They spread my legs this way and that, shoving their things at me and into me, they were playing musical chairs with parts of my body. en.wikipedia.org

The game progresses in much the same way as musical chairs. en.wikipedia.org

This was part of the special election musical chairs of 1998-1999. en.wikipedia.org

An announcer asks everyone to sit down, causing the equivalent of celebrity musical chairs. www.vulture.com

In the non-competitive version of musical chairs one chair but "no" player is eliminated in each round. en.wikipedia.org

While cartoons and commercials aired, the children would play off-camera games such as musical chairs. en.wikipedia.org

In a purely capitalist scenario, the last one holding the risk (like a game of musical chairs) is the one who faces the potential losses. en.wikipedia.org

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