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 [ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt]

n

1. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) a chess position in which any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check: in this position the game ends in a draw

2. a situation in which two opposing forces find that further action is impossible or futile; deadlock

vb

(Group Games / Chess & Draughts) (tr) to subject to a stalemate

[from obsolete stale, from Old French estal stall¹ + mate²]

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 He said the war had reached a stalemate.

Translations

stalemate [ˈsteɪlmeɪt]

A. N

1. (Chess) → ahogado m

2. (fig) → punto m muerto
there is stalemate between the two powers → las relaciones entre las dos potencias están en un punto muerto or en un impasse
the stalemate is complete → la paralización es completa
to reach stalemate → estancarse

B. VT (Chess) → ahogar, dar tablas por ahogado a (fig) → paralizar

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stalemate [ˈsteɪlmeɪt] n

(CHESS) → pat m

(= deadlock) → impasse f
to reach a stalemate → aboutir à une impasse

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stalemate

n (Chess) → Patt nt; (fig) → Patt (→ situation f) nt, → Sackgasse f; to reach stalemate (lit) → ein Patt erreichen; (fig) → in eine Sackgasse geraten; to end in (a) stalemate (lit) → mit (einem) Patt enden, patt enden; (fig) → in einer Sackgasse enden

vt (Chess) → patt setzen; (fig) → mattsetzen; negotiations → zum Stillstand bringen

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stalemate [ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt] n (Chess) → stallo (fig) → punto morto
to reach stalemate (fig) → arrivare a un punto morto

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stalemate [ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt] n (Chess) → stallo (fig) → punto morto
to reach stalemate (fig) → arrivare a un 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 ακινητοποίηση του παίκτη χωρίς να απειλείται ο βασιλιάς (πατ στο σκάκι) patt پات patti pat פַּט जिच pat pozicija patt remis pattstaða stallo 手詰り 수가 막힘 patas (šahā) pats remis pat patt pat empate pat (la şah) пат pat pat pat remi สภาพที่จนมุม pat, berabere (國際象棋)陷入僵局，將軍 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 무승부 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

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stalemate → ورطة pat dødvande Patt αδιέξοδο tablas pattitilanne impasse mrtva točka stallo ステイルメイト 스테일메이트 pat fastlåst situasjon pat empate пат dödläge ตำแหน่งในการเล่นหมากรุกที่เสมอกันโดยขุนอับ şahmat thế bí 僵局