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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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 stalemate stalemate [ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt] n (Chess) → stallo (fig) → punto morto to reach stalemate (fig) → arrivare a un punto morto stalemate [ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt] n (Chess) → stallo (fig) → punto morto to reach stalemate (fig) → arrivare a un punto morto 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the meantime the state of affairs was not that of a truce but of a stalemate. |
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