checkmate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɛkmeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chek′māt′)

Inflections of 'checkmate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
checkmates
v 3rd person singular
checkmating
v pres p
checkmated
v past
checkmated
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
checkmate n (chess: inescapable position) (ajedrez)jaque mate loc nom m
 Ben is good at chess, so playing with him takes a long time to get to checkmate.
checkmate [sb]⇒ vtr (beat: chess opponent)dar jaque mate loc verb
  hacer jaque mate loc verb
 Gary's opponent was surprised when he was suddenly checkmated.
checkmate [sb] vtr figurative (defeat)derrotar a vtr + prep
  ganarle a vtr + prep
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
Checkmate! interj (to indicate opponent is in checkmate)jaque mate loc interj
 The player moved her rook and with a smile, announced, "Checkmate!"
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'checkmate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
mate
Spanish:
jaque mate - jaque - matear - mate


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