la
/ˈsiʎa/
Translation
chair
Word origin
From Latin sella ('seat, chair'), from sedere ('to sit'). The same root gives English sedentary and the related word sedan.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sella
- English cognates
- sedentary, sedan
Grammar
Examples
.
Pull the chair up to the table.
.
We need six more chairs for the dinner.
.
He uses a wheelchair since the accident.
chaqueta .
She left her jacket on top of the chair.
incómoda .
This chair is very uncomfortable for working.
Used in
Stories
(8)Cinco mil palabras después
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Cuando llegué, ya había pasado
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El correo a la jefa
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La fábrica de madera
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María lleva una hora esperando
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Pasen y siéntense
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Por todas partes
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Una organización imposible
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