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I . chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] N

1. chair (seat):

chair
krzesło nt
to have a chair
usiąść

2. chair (armchair):

chair
fotel m

3. chair (head of department):

chair
kierownik, -iczka m, f katedry

4. chair (professorship):

chair
profesura f

5. chair (head of meeting):

the chair
przewodniczący(-ca) m (f)

6. chair AM inf (electric chair):

chair
krzesło nt elektryczne

II . chair [tʃeəʳ, Am tʃer] VB trans

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cane chair N

cane chair
pleciony fotel m

chair lift N

easy chair N

easy chair
fotel m klubowy

electric chair N sing

rocking chair N

rocking chair
fotel m bujany

swivel chair N

Usage examples with chair

invalid chair
wózek m inwalidzki
the chair
przewodniczący(-ca) m (f)
wicker chair
krzesło nt wiklinowe
to have a chair
usiąść
a tubular steel chair
krzesło nt z metalowych rurek
to chair sth
przewodniczyć czemuś
to drop into a chair
opadać [perf opaść] na krzesło
to take a seat [or chair]
siadać [perf usiąść]
the chair broke under her
krzesło się pod nią złamało
to lower oneself into a chair
siadać [perf usiąść] na krześle
to heave out of one's chair
dźwignąć [lub podnieść] się z krzesła
to put sth onto the chair
kłaść [perf położyć] coś na krzesło
move the chair nearer to the table
przysuń krzesło bliżej stołu
my clothes were lying across the chair
moje ubrania leżały na krześle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The picture editor was in a swivel chair, and he kept swivelling round.
www.culture24.org.uk
In the winter it offers an increasingly large family ski resort with large chair and T-bar lift, as well as a cross-country ski center.
en.wikipedia.org
The experiments included would-be car buyers who, when seated in a cushy chair, were less likely to drive a stiff bargain.
www.wired.com
The managed pool has basic facilities to bars, beach chair rentals and various sports and play facilities and the designated naturist area.
en.wikipedia.org
Reporters present at the execution reported that he went to the electric chair without saying a word.
en.wikipedia.org
The mall hosted car shows, charity head shavings, antique appraisals, promotions for community events, an annual rocking chair marathon for charity, amongst other community events.
en.wikipedia.org
The village had a shoe store, blacksmith, and a two-chair barbershop.
en.wikipedia.org
The evolution of the chair is from the simple backless stool, commonly three-legged for stability.
en.wikipedia.org
He sits in a high-back wicker chair, one of his romance paintings propped in front of him, shielding his body from us.
thesmartset.com
Cans, baseballs, plastic bottles and even a baby's high chair sat on the sand mixed with piles of discarded wood and shards of plastic.
www.cleveland.com

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