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) + mate.]

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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

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

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

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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. pat إسْتِحالَة التَّحَرُّك في الشَّطْرَنْج шах пат pat pat das Patt χωρίς να ακινητοποίηση του παίκτη απειλείται ο βασιλιάς (πατ στο σκάκι) patt پات patti pat פַּט जिच pat pozicija patt remis pattstaða stallo 手詰り (?체스? 말을 움직이면 지게 되는 상태의) 막다른 수 patas (šahā) pats remis pat patt pat empate pat (la şah) пат pat pat pat remi สภาพที่จนมุม pat, berabere (國際象棋)陷八僵局 пат شطرنج کے کھیل میں ایک ایسی حالت جس میں کوءی چال نہ چلی جا سکے thế 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. stilstand نُقْطَة جُمود، مأزِق патово положение mrtvý bod hårdknude die Sackgasse αδιέξοδο, ισοπαλία ummik بن بست umpikuja impasse תֵּיקוֹ जिच zastoj, mrtva točka holtpont kebuntuan algjör kyrrstaða, sjálfhelda stallo, (punto morto) 行詰り 난국, 정돈 상태 aklavietė strupceļš seri impasse fastlåst situasjon martwy punkt impasse impas тупик; мёртвая точка mŕtvy bod pat mrtva tačka dödläge การคุมเชิงกันอยู่ açmaz, çıkmaz 僵持 мертва точка; безвихідь تعطل sự bế tắc 僵持