gambit

gam·bit  (gmbt)

n.

1. An opening in chess in which a minor piece, or pieces, usually a pawn, is offered in exchange for a favorable position.

2. A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, especially one used at an initial stage.

3. A remark intended to open a conversation.

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[Ultimately from Spanish gambito, from Italian gambetto, act of tripping someone up in wrestling, from gamba, leg, from Old Italian; see gambol.]

Usage Note: Critics familiar with the nature of chess gambits have sometimes maintained that the word should not be used in an extended sense except to refer to maneuvers that involve a tactical sacrifice or loss for some advantage. But gambit is well established in the general sense of "maneuver" and in the related sense of "a remark intended to open a conversation," which usually carries no implication of sacrifice.

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gambit

Noun

1. an opening remark or action intended to gain an advantage

2. Chess an opening move in which a piece, usually a pawn, is sacrificed to gain an advantageous position [Italian gambetto a tripping up]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gambit - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker ploy comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
	2.	gambit - a maneuver in a game or conversation stratagem, ploy tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end
	3.	gambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position chess move - the act of moving a chess piece

Translations

gambit [ˈgæmbɪt] n (fig): opening gambit → táctica inicial

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gambit [ˈgæmbɪt] n (fig);

(opening) gambit → manœuvre f stratégique

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gambit [ˈgæmbɪt] n (opening) gambit → (einleitender) Schachzug m;

(in conversation) → (einleitende) Bemerkung f

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gambit [ˈgæmbɪt] n (fig): (opening) gambit → prima mossa

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gambit

n gambit [ˈgӕmbit]

1 a first move in a game, especially chess. gambiet حَرَكَه إفتتاحِيَّه في الشَّطْرَنْج маневра gambit udspil das Gambit η πρώτη κίνηση σε παιχνίδι gambito (kahi)avang حرکت اول در شطرنج؛ گامبی gambiitti, pelinavaus gambit מַהֲלַך פְּתִיחָה शतरंज की चाल prvi potez u igri (šah) nyitás (sakkban) gambit, cara/langkah pembukaan permainan catur gambítur, upphafsleikur gambetto 先手 초반수 gambitas gambīts (šahā) langkah umpan gambiet utspill, gambit otwarcie gambito gambit гамбит gambit, prvý ťah začetna poteza gambit spelöppning, gambit การเล่นหมากรุกโดยการยอมเสียสละหมากเพื่อเดินได้เปรียบขึ้น ilk hamle, gambit (象棋的)開局 гамбіт پہلی چال sự thí quân để mở đường cho tướng 开局让棋法

2 (usuallyopening gambit) a starting remark in a conversation. gambietopening إجْراء أو كلمة تَمْهيديَّه реплика zahájení rozhovoru åbningsbemærkning einleitende Worte άνοιγμα συζήτησης estrategia/táctica inicial jutuots اولین اقدام یا حرف keskustelun avaus manœuvre d'approche מִשפַּט פְּתִיחָה प्रथम चाल početna riječ razgovora nyitás pembukaan upphafsleikur eða –staðhæfing prima mossa 切り出し 먼저 꺼내는 말, 선수(先手) pirmieji žodžiai sarunas ievads/uzsākšana pembuka kata openingszet innledende replikk, utspill odzywka começo de conversa iniţiativă первый шаг začiatok rozhovoru uvodni komentar gambit inledning การเอ่ยเพื่อเปิดการสนทนา giriş sözü 開場白 перший крок شروعاتی کلام bước mở đầu 开场白