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sedia meaning in English

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sedia noun
{f}

chair [chairs](furniture)
noun
[UK: tʃeə(r)] [US: ˈtʃer]
It is a chair. = È una sedia.

seat [seats](piece of furniture)
noun
[UK: siːt] [US: ˈsiːt]
Take a seat, please. = Prenda una sedia, per favore.

sedia a dondolo noun
{f}

rocker [rockers](Hence, a rocking chair)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒkə(r)] [US: ˈrɑːkər]

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

sedia a rotelle noun
{f}

wheelchair [wheelchairs](chair)
noun
[UK: ˈwiːl̩.tʃeə(r)] [US: ˈhwiːl̩.ˌtʃer]

sedia a sdraio noun
{f}

deck chair(a folding chair with a wooden frame)
noun
[UK: dek tʃeə(r)] [US: ˈdek ˈtʃer]

sedia elettrica noun
{f}

electric chair(device used for performing execution by electrocution)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk.ˈtʃeə] [US: ɪ.ˈlek.trɪk.ˈtʃeə]

sedia gestatoria noun
{f}

gestatorial chairnoun

sedia girevole noun
{f}

swivel chairnoun
[UK: ˈswɪv.l̩ tʃeə(r)] [US: ˈswɪv.l̩ ˈtʃer]

sedia pieghevole noun
{f}

folding chair(a light portable chair)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊld.ɪŋ tʃeə(r)] [US: ˈfoʊld.ɪŋ ˈtʃer]

assediare verb

beset [beset, beset, besetting, besets](to attack, especially from all sides)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈset] [US: bə.ˈset]

besiege [besieged, besieging, besieges](to surround with armed forces)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈsiːdʒ] [US: bə.ˈsiːdʒ]
The Greeks besieged Troy for ten years. = I Greci assediarono Troia per dieci anni.

lay siege(to engage in a siege, see also: besiege)
verb

surround [surrounded, surrounding, surrounds](to enclose to prevent escape)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈraʊnd] [US: sə.ˈraʊnd]

gioco della sedia noun
{m}

musical chairs(game)
noun
[UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩ tʃeəz] [US: ˈmjuː.zɪk.l̩ ˈtʃerz]

inchiodato alla sedia preposition

on the edge of one's seat(in suspense)
preposition

incollato alla sedia preposition

on the edge of one's seat(in suspense)
preposition

insediamento noun
{m}

establishment [establishments](that which is established)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈstæ.blɪ.ʃmənt] [US: ə.ˈstæ.blɪ.ʃmənt]

installation [installations](act of installing)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.stə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪn.stə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

settlement [settlements](newly established colony)
noun
[UK: ˈsetl.mənt] [US: ˈse.təl.mənt]
The settlement is a matter of time. = L'insediamento è una questione di tempo.

insediare verb

seat [seated, seating, seats](legislature: to provide seat)
verb
[UK: siːt] [US: ˈsiːt]