chaise longue
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chaise longue
- /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɒŋ(ɡ)/ UK
- /ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ɒŋɡ, -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French chaise longue (literally “long chair”).
noun chaise longues · chaises longues
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A reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally with one armrest.
Hey, you, over there / On the chaise longue, in your underwear / What are you doing sitting down? / You should be horizontal now
Similar: chaise lounge, lit de repos
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noun reclining chair with a long seat
| Español | tumbona, chaise longue, cheslón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 긴 의자 gin uija |
| 日本語 | シェーズ・ロング shēzu-rongu |
| 中文 | 躺椅 tǎngyǐ, 睡椅 shuìyǐ |
| Português | chaise longue |
| Français | chaise longue |
| Deutsch | Chaiselongue, Recamiere, Relaxliege |
| Italiano | chaise longue, agrippina, greppina, cislonga, sislunga |
| Ελληνικά | ανάκλιντρο anáklintro |
| Română | șezlong |
| Русский | куше́тка kušétka, шезло́нг šezlóng |
| العربية | مَضْجَع maḍjaʕ |
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title = {chaise longue},
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