What does poltrona in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word poltrona in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poltrona in Italian.
The word poltrona in Italian means armchair, easy chair, recliner, seat, seat of power, couch potato, lazy bones, loafer, slacker, dental assistant, chair bed, reclining armchair, dentist's chair. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word poltrona
armchair, easy chair, reclinersostantivo femminile (mobile per sedersi) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Con una poltrona così, chi ha voglia di andare a lavorare? With a recliner like this, who wants to go to work? |
seatsostantivo femminile (figurato (teatro, cinema: posto a sedere) (theater) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le poltrone di prima fila al cinema affaticano gli occhi. Sitting in the front row seats at the cinema hurts your eyes. |
seat of powersostantivo femminile (figurato (carica prestigiosa) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Restò molto male quando la poltrona di presidente di commissione gli fu soffiata da un giovane arrivista. He was shocked when the newcomer stole his seat as president. |
couch potato, lazy bones, loafer, slacker(fannullone, scansafatiche) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Quel poltrone di mio nipote dorme tutti i giorni fino a mezzogiorno. That lazy bones of my nephew sleeps in till noon every day. |
dental assistant
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
chair bed, reclining armchairsostantivo femminile (tipo di poltrona apribile) |
dentist's chair
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