le
/fo.tœj/
Translation
armchair
Word origin
From Old French faldestoel, from Frankish faldistol ('folding stool'), a compound of the Germanic roots for 'fold' and 'stool'. English 'faldstool' comes from the same source.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- faldistol
- English cognates
- faldstool, fold, stool
Grammar
Examples
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My father reads in his armchair.
confortable.
This armchair is very comfortable.
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She often sleeps in this armchair.
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The armchairs in the living room are new.
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Sit down in this armchair.
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