musical chairs in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for musical chairs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

musical chairs N + sing vb

to play musical chairs GAMES

jugar a las sillitas or al stop

the cabinet changes were only a round of musical chairs

la remodelación del gabinete no fue más que un mero intercambio de carteras

Translations for musical chairs 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

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

1. musical MUS attr:

musical ability/background/tradition

musical

musical evening

velada f musical

musical score

partitura f (musical)

2. musical (musically gifted):

musical

con aptitudes para la música

musical

con dotes musicales

3. musical (melodious):

musical voice/laugh

musical

her prose has a musical quality

su prosa tiene musicalidad

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

musical

musical m

musical chairs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for musical chairs in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

I.musical [ˈmju:zɪkəl] ADJ

musical

musical

II.musical [ˈmju:zɪkəl] N

musical

musical m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The special election was the last in a series of five special elections in twelve months known as the special election musical chairs.

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With all the head designer shuffles and posthumous revivals, international fashion has become a dizzying, perpetual game of musical chairs.

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

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They are unique in that they are played more like a minigame which can consist of rock paper scissors, musical chairs or even tug of war.

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Here, it's exemplified by a well-staged sequence in which a man must choose who lives or dies during a particularly lethal variation of musical chairs.

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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.

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

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Like musical chairs, the positions are not fixed.

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

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It is similar to a raffle and musical chairs.

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