chamber

chamber
chamber [{{t}}'tʃeɪmbə(r)]
1 noun
(a) (hall, room) chambre f;
∎ {{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} the upper/lower Chamber la Chambre haute/basse
(b) {{}}archaic{{}} (lodgings) logement m, appartement m
(c) (of gun) chambre f
(d) {{}}Anatomy{{}} (of the heart) cavité f; (of the eye) chambre f
(e) {{}}Metallurgy{{}} (of furnace) laboratoire m; {{}}Physics{{}} (for ionization, expansion) chambre f
(f) (of cave) salle f
(g) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}old-fashioned{{}} (pot) pot m de chambre□
2 chambers plural noun
{{}}Law{{}} (of barrister, judge) cabinet m; (of solicitor) cabinet m, étude f;
∎ in chambers en chambre du conseil;
∎ the case was heard in chambers l'affaire a été jugée en référé
►► chamber cantata cantatille f;
chamber concert concert m de musique de chambre;
chamber music musique f de chambre;
Chamber of Commerce Chambre f de commerce;
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chambre f de commerce et d'industrie;
the Chamber of Horrors = la Chambre des horreurs du musée de cire de Madame Tussaud (à Londres), spécialement consacrée aux meurtres et aux criminels célèbres;
{{}}Music{{}} chamber orchestra orchestre m de chambre;
chamber pot pot m de chambre;
{{}}Commerce{{}} chamber of trade chambre f des métiers

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