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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjaque mate
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ha-ke ma-te
"El jugador experto declaró jaque mate en el último segundo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A check from which a king cannot escape, thus ending the game of chess with a win for the attacking player.
"She planned her final attack carefully to deliver the checkmate within three moves."
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To place an opponent's chess king in checkmate; to defeat completely or put an end to an opponent's plans.
"His clever counter-strategy managed to checkmate his rival's business ambitions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Persian phrase 'shāh māt' (shah mat), meaning 'the king is helpless' or 'the king is dead'. It entered English via Old French 'eschat mat' during the late 14th century, eventually shifting phonetically and semantically to denote the decisive winning position in chess and metaphorical ultimate defeat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Checkmate" is said worldwide
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échec et mat
Transliteration: e-shek ay mat
"Un mouvement décisif a conduit à l'échec et mat."
Schachmatt
Transliteration: shah-mat
"Mit diesem Zug setzte er seinen Gegner Schachmatt."
scaccomatto
Transliteration: skak-ko-mat-to
"La partita si è conclusa con uno splendido scaccomatto."
jaque mate
Transliteration: ha-ke ma-te
"El jugador experto declaró jaque mate en el último segundo."
xeque-mate
Transliteration: she-ki ma-te
"O xeque-mate encerrou a partida de xadrez."
शहमात
Transliteration: shah-mat
"खिलाड़ी ने अपनी चाल से शहमात दे दी।"
将死
Transliteration: jiàng sǐ
"这步棋直接将死对方。"
외통수
Transliteration: oe-tong-su
"그의 마지막 수는 완벽한 외통수였다."
詰み
Transliteration: tsumi
"見事な手筋で詰みに持ち込んだ。"
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