swivel chair in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swivel chair in the English»French Dictionary

swivel chair, swivel seat N

swivel chair

fauteuil m tournant

swivel chair

chaise f tournante

Translations for swivel chair in the English»French Dictionary

swivel chair, camera, telescope

faire pivoter

Translations for swivel chair in the French»English Dictionary

fauteuil tournant

swivel chair

Translations for swivel chair in the English»French Dictionary

I.swivel [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l, Am ˈswɪvəl] N

1. swivel FISH:

swivel

émerillon m

2. swivel (movement):

swivel

pivotement m

swivel attr arm, lamp, tap

pivotant, orientable

II.swivel <pres part etc swivelling, swivelled Brit swiveling, swiveled Am> [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l, Am ˈswɪvəl] VB trans

swivel chair, camera, telescope

faire pivoter

swivel eyes, head, body

tourner

to swivel one's hips

se déhancher

III.swivel <pres part etc swivelling, swivelled Brit swiveling, swiveled Am> [Brit ˈswɪv(ə)l, Am ˈswɪvəl] VB intr

swivel person, head, chair, gun:

pivoter (on sur)

swivel eyes:

tourner

I.chair [Brit tʃɛː, Am tʃɛr] N

1. chair (seat):

chair (wooden)

chaise f

chair (upholstered)

fauteuil m

dentist's chair

fauteuil de dentiste

to take a chair

s'asseoir

2. chair (chairperson):

chair

président/-e m/f

to take or be in the chair

présider

Chair! Chair!

Messieurs s'il vous plaît!

to address one's remarks to or through the chair

adresser ses remarques au président

3. chair UNIV (professorship):

chair

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

1. chair meeting:

chair

présider

2. chair Brit hero:

chair

porter [qn] en triomphe

swivel chair in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swivel chair in the English»French Dictionary

swivel chair N

swivel chair

chaise f pivotante

Translations for swivel chair in the English»French Dictionary

I.chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] N

1. chair (seat):

chair

chaise f

2. chair (head of an academic department):

chair

chaire f

3. chair (head):

chair

présidence f

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

chair

présider

I.swivel [ˈswɪvəl] N

swivel

pivot m

II.swivel [ˈswɪvəl] ADJ inv

swivel

pivotant(e)

III.swivel <Brit, Aus -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈswɪvəl] VB trans

swivel

faire pivoter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This swivel chair used automatic adjustment function conformed to the position of the user via a mere change of body weight.

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The last time you went shopping you bought an ergonomic swivel chair for your office.

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To get a feel for the type of equilibrium that is involved, imagine someone seated in a spinning swivel chair, with weights in their hands.

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Entire families have a conflab by the bunkbeds as grandma has a go on a swivel chair.

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This was the first swivel chair with a suspension system.

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The truth is out there, and it's sitting in a swivel chair discussing its strengths and weaknesses.

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No, the better option by far is to sit in a swivel chair.

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Something here causes one guy to spin around in his swivel chair, pumping his fist -- it's one of those deals.

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Securing devices via swivel chair management on multiple consoles only adds to the complexity these management tools were supposed to reduce.

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However, its uniqueness lies in the means of movement: the protagonist is constantly confined to a swivel chair.

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