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checkmate [ˈt∫ekmeɪt]* * *['tʃekmeɪt] 1.noun échec m et mat; fig échec m2.transitive verb faire échec à [opponent]; fig battre [quelqu'un] à plates coutures (colloq) -
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noun (in chess, a position from which the king cannot escape.) échec et mat -
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[meit] 1. verb1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) (s')accoupler2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) mettre échec et mat2. noun1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) mâle/femelle2) (a husband or wife.) mari/femme3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) camarade4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) aide5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) second/-onde6) (in chess, checkmate.) mat -
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[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) vérifier2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) vérifier3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) arrèter2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) vérification2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) frein3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) échec4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) carreaux5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) bulletin de consigne6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) addition7) ((American) a cheque.) chèque•- checked- checkbook - check-in - checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) faire échec et mat- checkout- checkpoint - check-up - check in - check out - check up on - check up
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checkmate — [chek′māt΄] n. [ME chek mat < OFr eschec mat, ult. < Pers šāh māt, lit., the king is dead < šāh, king + māt, he is dead] 1. Chess a) the move that wins the game by checking the opponent s king so that it cannot be protected b) the… … English World dictionary
Checkmate — Check mate ( m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checkmated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkmating}.] 1. (Chess) To check (an adversary s king) in such a manner that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in check from which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Checkmate — Check mate (ch[e^]k m[=a]t), n. [F. [ e]chec et mat, fr. Per. sh[=a]h m[=a]t checkmate, lit., the king is dead, fr. Ar. m[=a]ta he died, is dead. The king, when made prisoner, or checkmated, is assumed to be dead, and the game is finished. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checkmate — ► NOUN 1) Chess a position of check from which a king cannot escape. 2) a final defeat or deadlock. ► VERB 1) Chess put into checkmate. 2) defeat or frustrate totally. ORIGIN from Persian, the king is dead … English terms dictionary
checkmate — index beat (defeat), check (bar), clog, deadlock, defeat, frustrate, prevent … Law dictionary
Checkmate — For other uses, see Checkmate (disambiguation). The black king has been checkmated; the game is over, assuming that there are no other pieces (not visible in the picture) that could capture the queen. Checkmate (frequently shortened to mate) is a … Wikipedia
checkmate — {{11}}checkmate (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. eschec mat, from Arabic shah mat the king died (see CHECK (Cf. check) (n.)), which according to Barnhart is a misinterpretation of Persian mat be astonished as mata to die, mat he is dead. Hence Persian… … Etymology dictionary
checkmate — UK [ˈtʃekˌmeɪt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms checkmate : singular checkmate plural checkmates in chess, an attack that your opponent s king cannot escape from, so that you win the game … English dictionary
checkmate — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English chekmaten, from chekmate, interjection used to announce checkmate, from Anglo French eschec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, from Persian, literally, the king is left unable to escape Date: 14th century 1.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
checkmate — /chek mayt /, n., v., checkmated, checkmating, interj. n. 1. Also called mate. Chess. a. an act or instance of maneuvering the opponent s king into a check from which it cannot escape, thus bringing the game to a victorious conclusion. b. the… … Universalium
