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chair meaning in English

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chair nom {f}

flesh◼◼◼((religion) evil, sin, corruption)
noun
[UK: fleʃ] [US: ˈfleʃ]
The flesh is mortal. = La chair est mortelle.

flesh◼◼◼((religion) mortal body)
noun
[UK: fleʃ] [US: ˈfleʃ]
The flesh is mortal. = La chair est mortelle.

flesh◼◼◼(animal tissue as food)
noun
[UK: fleʃ] [US: ˈfleʃ]
The flesh is mortal. = La chair est mortelle.

flesh◼◼◼(colour)
noun
[UK: fleʃ] [US: ˈfleʃ]
The flesh is mortal. = La chair est mortelle.

chair nom

flesh◼◼◼(body tissue)
noun
[UK: fleʃ] [US: ˈfleʃ]
The flesh is mortal. = La chair est mortelle.

chair de poule nom {f}

goose bump◼◼◼(raised skin caused by cold, excitement, or fear)
noun
[UK: ɡuːs bʌmp] [US: ˈɡuːs ˈbəmp]

chair à canon nom {f}

cannon fodder◼◼◼(military forces considered to be expendable)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.nən ˈfɒ.də(r)] [US: ˈkæ.nən ˈfɑː.dər]

chaire nom {f}

chair [chairs]◼◼◼(distinguished professorship)
noun
[UK: tʃeə(r)] [US: ˈtʃer]

pulpit [pulpits]◼◼◻(raised platform in church)
noun
[UK: ˈpʊl.pɪt] [US: ˈpʊl.ˌpɪt]

rostrum◼◻◻(dais, pulpit, or similar platform)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒ.strəm] [US: ˈrɑː.strəm]

chaire nom {m}

coir(fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔɪə(r)] [US: ˈkɔɪər]

avoir la chair de poule verbe

crawl [crawled, crawling, crawls]◼◼◼(to feel swarming sensation)
verb
[UK: krɔːl] [US: ˈkrɒl]

bien en chair adjectif

buxom [buxomer, buxomest]◼◼◼(having a full, voluptuous figure)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʌk.səm] [US: ˈbʌk.səm]

con comme une chaise ("dumb as a chair") adjectif

thick as a brickadjective
[UK: θɪk əz ə brɪk] [US: ˈθɪk ˈæz ə ˈbrɪk]

en chair et en os preposition

in the flesh◼◼◼(with one's own body and presence)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə fleʃ] [US: ɪn ðə ˈfleʃ]

machairodontiné nom {m}

cat [cats](member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae)
noun
[UK: kæt] [US: kæt]

machairodontinés nom
{Pl}

cat [cats]◼◼◼(member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae)
noun
[UK: kæt] [US: kæt]

mais la chair est faible phrase

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak◼◼◼(achieving something is made impossible by frailty)
phrase
[UK: ðə ˈspɪ.rɪt ɪz ˈwɪl.ɪŋ bʌt ðə fleʃ ɪz wiːk] [US: ðə ˈspɪ.rət ˈɪz ˈwɪl.ɪŋ ˈbət ðə ˈfleʃ ˈɪz ˈwiːk]

ni chair ni poisson adjectif

neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring(not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; not having the advantages of the various options, see also: neither fish nor fowl)
adjective

ni chair ni poisson [dated] adjectif

neither fish nor fowl◼◼◼(not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; not having the advantages of the various options)
adjective

rocking chair [France] nom {m}

rocking chair◼◼◼(chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒkɪŋ tʃeə(r)] [US: ˈrɑːkɪŋ ˈtʃer]