- upright chair
- upright chair n chaise f.
Big English-French dictionary. 2003.
upright chair
Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:
upright — [[t]ʌ̱praɪt[/t]] uprights 1) ADJ: usu ADJ after v, v link ADJ, also ADJ n If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. Helen sat upright in her chair. ...those who … English dictionary
upright — I UK [ˈʌpraɪt] / US [ˈʌpˌraɪt] adverb * sitting or standing with a straight back The dog was sitting upright on its hind legs. sit/stand bolt upright (= suddenly sit or stand very straight): Jenny sat bolt upright when she heard the noise.… … English dictionary
chair - armchair — A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a support for the person s back. When a chair is a very simple one, you say that someone sits on it. Anne was sitting on an upright chair. Sit on this chair, please. When a chair is a … Useful english dictionary
upright — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, sit, stand ▪ rows of children sitting upright at their desks ▪ come, jerk, shoot, spring … Collocations dictionary
chair table — noun : a table convertible into a chair or settle by raising the hinged top to form the back of a chair whose seat lies between the upright supports * * * an article of furniture, produced esp. in colonial America, that can serve as either a… … Useful english dictionary
conversation chair — noun 1. : a small upright chair with a padded top rail on the back originally designed in the 18th century for a man to sit in facing backwards astride the seat with his arms resting on the top rail 2. : a double chair designed so that two people … Useful english dictionary
History of the chair — The chair is of extreme antiquity, although for many centuries and indeed for thousands of years it was an article of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use. “The chair” is still extensively used as the emblem of authority in… … Wikipedia
side chair — noun a straight backed chair without arms • Syn: ↑straight chair • Hypernyms: ↑chair • Hyponyms: ↑Windsor chair • Part Meronyms: ↑rung, ↑round, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Folding chair — A typical folding chair A folding chair is a light, portable chair that that folds flat, and can be stored in a stack, row, or on a cart. Contents 1 Uses … Wikipedia
Papasan chair — A papasan chair with a wide bottom orientation A papasan chair (also called a bowl chair or known as a mamasan chair for a double seating version) is a large rounded bowl shaped chair with an adjustable angle similar to that of a futon. The bowl… … Wikipedia
ladder-back chair — [lad′ər bak΄] n. a chair with a back of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats * * * ▪ furniture chair with a tall back constructed of horizontal slats or spindles between two uprights. The type is utilitarian and often rustic;… … Universalium
