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1.
nounmasculineSing
armchair
easy chair (upholstered chair for one person)
Je me suis installé dans le fauteuil pour regarder le film.
I settled into the armchair to watch the movie.
2.
nounmasculineSing
seat (in a theatre, cinema or auditorium)
chair/seat (a position in an assembly or learned body, e.g. an academy)
Elle a obtenu un fauteuil à l'Académie française.
She obtained a seat at the French Academy.
3.
nounmasculineSing
wheelchair (used metonymically, often in expressions like 'être en fauteuil' or 'en fauteuil roulant')
Il est en fauteuil roulant depuis son accident.
He has been in a wheelchair since his accident.