armchair
Remote from actual involvementRemote from actual involvement (including cases where a person has retired from previously active involvement).
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively, not comparable)Remote from actual involvement (including cases where a person has retired from previously active involvement).
armchair travels
These days I'm an armchair detective.
диванныйdivannyj, мамкинmamkin
дива́ннийdyvánnyj
(derogatory, figuratively, not comparable)Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports; relating to such advice.
He's just an armchair lawyer who thinks he knows a lot about the law because he reads a legal blog.
After the game, the armchair quarterbacks talked about what they would have done differently to win.
küchen-
дива́нныйdivánnyj
Examples
87 sentencesTom was sitting in an armchair.
ruТом сидел в кресле. — odexed
I don't think this armchair is comfortable.
deIch finde diesen Sessel nicht bequem. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This armchair is comfortable to sit in.
ruВ этом кресле удобно сидеть. — alexdiment
Tom sat in an armchair, reading a book.
deTom saß auf einem Sessel und las ein Buch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom sat in his armchair, reading a magazine.