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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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chaise [ʃɛz] N f

1. chaise (siège):

chaise
chair
chaise cannée/pliante
cane/folding chair
politique de la chaise vide
empty-chair policy

2. chaise MECH (support d'arbre):

chaise
seating, mounting
chaise d'arbitre
umpire's chair
chaise pour bébé
highchair
chaise électrique
electric chair
chaise haute
highchair
chaise longue
deckchair
faire de la chaise longue fig
to take it easy
chaise percée
commode
chaise à porteurs
sedan chair
chaise de poste
post chaise
chaise roulante
wheelchair
chaises musicales
musical chairs

Phrases:

être assis ou avoir le cul sl entre deux chaises
to be in an awkward position
See also

bâton [bɑtɔ̃] N m

1. bâton (bout de bois):

bâton
stick
un coup de bâton
a blow with a stick
donner un coup de bâton à qn
to hit sb with a stick
donner des coups de bâton à qn
to beat sb with a stick
faire donner du bâton à qn
to have sb beaten
retour de bâton
backlash

2. bâton (objet allongé):

bâton
stick
un bâton de cire/réglisse/colle/dynamite
a stick of wax/liquorice/glue/dynamite

3. bâton:

bâton (trait vertical)
vertical stroke
bâton (pour compter)
bar

4. bâton (dix mille francs):

bâton inf
ten thousand francs
bâton blanc
baton (used for directing traffic)
bâton de commandement
baton (of office)
bâton de craie
stick ou piece of chalk
bâton de maréchal lit
marshal's baton
bâton de maréchal fig
pinnacle of one's career
bâton de pluie
rainstick
bâton de rouge à lèvres, bâton de rouge
lipstick
bâton de ski
ski stick

Phrases:

être le bâton de vieillesse de qn
to be sb's support in their old age
mener une vie de bâton de chaise
to lead a wild life
discuter à bâtons rompus
to talk about this and that
conversation à bâton rompus
general conversation
mettre des bâtons dans les roues de qn
to put a spoke in sb's wheel
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musical chairs
chaises fpl musicales
dinette, a. dinette set
table f et chaises fpl de cuisine
to be piggy in the middle fig
se trouver entre deux chaises
to be piggy in the middle fig
avoir le cul entre deux chaises inf
upright chair
chaise f
tubular steel chair
chaise f tubulaire
camp chair
chaise f pliante
close-stool
chaise f percée
high chair
chaise f haute
electric chair
chaise f électrique

in the PONS Dictionary

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chaise [ʃɛz] N f

chaise
chair
chaise berçante (rocking-chair)
rocking chair
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French
to fall between two stools
être assis entre deux chaises
highchair
chaise f haute
commode
chaise f percée
camp chair
chaise f pliante
recliner
chaise f longue
deckchair
chaise f longue
revolving chair
chaise f pivotante
swivel chair
chaise f pivotante
in the PONS Dictionary
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chaise [ʃɛz] N f

chaise
chair
chaise berçante (rocking-chair)
rocking chair
English
English
French
French
deckchair
chaise f longue
swivel chair
chaise f pivotante
electric chair
chaise f électrique
commode
chaise f percée
highchair
chaise f haute
recliner
chaise f longue
revolving chair
chaise f pivotante
to be on the horns of a dilemma
être assis entre deux chaises