stalemate

stale·mate  (stlmt)

n.

1. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock.

2. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move.

tr.v. stale·mat·ed, stale·mat·ing, stale·mates

To bring into a stalemate.

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[Obsolete stale (from Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman estale, fixed position, from Old French estal; see stale¹) + mate².]

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stalemate

Noun

1. a chess position in which any of a player's moves would place his king in check: in this position the game ends in a draw

2. a situation in which further action by two opposing forces is impossible or will not achieve anything; deadlock [obsolete stale standing place + checkmate]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stalemate - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" deadlock, impasse, standstill, dead end situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
	2.	stalemate - drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check standoff, draw, tie - the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
Verb	1.	stalemate - subject to a stalemate chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

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stalemate

noun deadlock, draw, tie, impasse, standstill

Translations

stalemate [ˈsteɪlmeɪt] n → tablas fpl;

to reach stalemate (fig) → estancarse, alcanzar un punto muerto

stalemate [ˈsteɪlmeɪt] n → pat m (fig); impasse f

stalemate [ˈsteɪlmeɪt] n (Chess) → Patt nt (fig); Sackgasse f

stalemate [ˈsteɪlmeɪt] n → stallo;

(fig) → punto morto

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stalemate

n stalemate [ˈsteilmeit]

1 a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger. patإسْتِحالَة التَّحَرُّك في الشَّطْرَنْجшах патpatpatdas Pattακινητοποίηση του παίκτη χωρίς να απειλείται ο βασιλιάς (πατ στο σκάκι)pattپاتpattipatפַּטजिचpat pozicijapattremispattstaðastallo手詰り(?체스? 말을 움직이면 지게 되는 상태의) 막다른 수patas(šahā) patsremispatpattpatempatepat (la şah)патpatpatpatremiสภาพที่จนมุมpat, berabere(國際象棋)陷八僵局патشطرنج کے کھیل میں ایک ایسی حالت جس میں کوءی چال نہ چلی جا سکےthế bí（国际象棋）陷八僵局

2 in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win The recent discussions ended in stalemate.stilstandنُقْطَة جُمود، مأزِقпатово положениеmrtvý bodhårdknudedie Sackgasseαδιέξοδο, ισοπαλίαummikبن بستumpikujaimpasseתֵּיקוֹजिचzastoj, mrtva točkaholtpontkebuntuanalgjör kyrrstaða, sjálfheldastallo, (punto morto)行詰り난국, 정돈 상태aklavietėstrupceļšseriimpassefastlåst situasjonmartwy punktimpasseimpasтупик; мёртвая точкаmŕtvy bodpatmrtva tačkadödlägeการคุมเชิงกันอยู่açmaz, çıkmaz僵持мертва точка; безвихідьتعطلsự bế tắc僵持