armchair

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːrmtʃɛər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑrmˌtʃɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ärm′châr′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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armchair n (chair with armrests)sillón nm
 The old man settled back into the tattered armchair and lit his pipe.
 El anciano se acomodó en el raído sillón y encendió su pipa.
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Additional Translations
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armchair n as adj figurative, informal, pejorative (without actual experience) (desaprobación)de salón loc adj
 Armchair historians often criticize the acts of past leaders without fully understanding the circumstances at the time.
 Los historiadores de salón a menudo critican las acciones de los líderes del pasado sin entender por completo las circunstancias del momento.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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armchair critic n figurative, informal (person: criticizes others)el que critica desde afuera expr
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estoy cansado de los que critican desde afuera pero que nunca se comprometen, ni se ponen a trabajar para tratar de arreglar las cosas.
armchair psychologist n figurative, informal (person: analyzes others)psicólogo de pacotilla, psicóloga de pacotilla grupo nom
 Some college students who take one semester of psychology turn into armchair psychologists and love to analyze their friends.
 Algunos compañeros de estudios, tras un semestre de estudiar psicología, se convierten en psicólogos de pacotilla y les encanta psicoanalizar a sus amigos.
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'armchair' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
easy chair
Spanish:
silla de brazos - sillón - butaca - butaque

Collocations: is an armchair [fan, general, critic], [a wooden, a leather, an overstuffed, a reclining] armchair , a [broken, new, torn] armchair, more...

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