poltrona

armchair

noun pol-TROH-nah Less Common

Usage Note

Poltrona specifically denotes an upholstered armchair with padded arms, as opposed to sedia (a plain chair). In theatre and cinema it also means 'stall seat' (front orchestra seat). The related adjective pigro (lazy) shares no root, but colloquially poltrire means 'to laze about.'

Examples

"Mi siedo sulla poltrona a leggere."

Natural Translation

I sit in the armchair to read.

Literal Translation

Myself I-sit on-the armchair to read.

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