chair

sedia

Sedile per una persona, di solito con uno schienale e quattro gambe.

In inglese semplice: A seat for one person, usually with a back and four legs.

• Please take a chair.
• She sat on the chair by the window.
• We need two more chairs for dinner.

Sinonimi: seat

Espressioni comuni: sit on a chair, wooden chair, comfortable chair

presidente, presidenza

Persona che dirige una riunione o un comitato, oppure la carica che ricopre.

In inglese semplice: The person who leads a meeting or committee, or the position they hold.

• The chair opened the meeting.
• She was elected chair of the committee.
• Who will take the chair today?

Come si usa: chair of something (He is chair of the board.)

Sinonimi: chairperson, chairman, chairwoman

Espressioni comuni: committee chair, chair of something, elect a chair

cattedra

Importante incarico di insegnamento e ricerca presso un’università.

In inglese semplice: An important teaching and research position at a university.

• She holds a chair in history.
• The university created a new chair in physics.
• He was appointed to the chair of mathematics.

Come si usa: chair in something (She was offered a chair in chemistry.); chair of something (He holds the chair of philosophy.)

Sinonimi: professorship

Espressioni comuni: university chair, endowed chair, chair in something

posto

Posto o rango assegnato a un musicista in un’orchestra.

In inglese semplice: A musician’s assigned place or rank in an orchestra.

• She plays first chair in the violin section.
• He won a chair in the orchestra.
• The second chair became vacant last month.

Sinonimi: position, seat

Espressioni comuni: first chair, second chair, win a chair

postazione

Spazio di lavoro assegnato a un parrucchiere o barbiere nel suo negozio.

In inglese semplice: An assigned working place for a hairdresser or barber in a shop.

• She rents a chair at the salon.
• Two chairs are available for new stylists.
• He gave up his chair to open his own shop.

Sinonimi: station, place

Espressioni comuni: rent a chair, salon chair, available chair

presiedere

Dirigere una riunione e gestire la discussione.

In inglese semplice: To lead a meeting and manage the discussion.

• She will chair the meeting.
• He chaired the committee for three years.
• Who is chairing today’s discussion?

Sinonimi: lead, preside over

Espressioni comuni: chair a meeting, chair a committee, chair a discussion

premiare con una sedia cerimoniale

Assegnare una sedia cerimoniale come premio al poeta vincitore di un festival artistico gallese.

In inglese semplice: To give a winning poet a ceremonial seat as a prize at a Welsh arts festival.

• They will chair the winning poet.
• She was chaired at the Welsh festival.
• The crowd cheered as the judges chaired the bard.

Espressioni comuni: chair the poet, chair a winner