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šach meaning in English

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šach noun
{m}

check [checks](chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
noun
[UK: tʃek] [US: ˈtʃek]

shah(king of Persia)
noun
[UK: ʃɑː] [US: ˈʃɑː]

šach mat interjection
{m}

checkmate(said when making the conclusive move in chess)
interjection
[UK: ˈtʃek.meɪt] [US: ˈtʃek.ˌmet]

šachista noun
{m}

chess player(a person who plays chess)
noun
[UK: tʃes ˈpleɪ.ə(r)] [US: ˈtʃes ˈpleɪ.r̩]

šachistka noun
{f}

chess player(a person who plays chess)
noun
[UK: tʃes ˈpleɪ.ə(r)] [US: ˈtʃes ˈpleɪ.r̩]

šachovnice noun
{f}

chessboard [chessboards](square board used in the game of chess)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃes.bɔːd] [US: ˈtʃeˌs.bɔːrd]

šachová figurka noun
{f}

chess piece(any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess)
noun
[UK: tʃes piːs] [US: ˈtʃes ˈpiːs]

šachové hodiny noun
{f-Pl}

chess clock(clock system used in chess games)
noun

šachta noun
{f}

mineshaftnoun
[UK: ˈmaɪn.ʃɑːft] [US: ˈmaɪn.ʃæft]

shaft [shafts](long passage sunk into the earth)
noun
[UK: ʃɑːft] [US: ˈʃæft]

shaft [shafts](ventilation or heating conduit)
noun
[UK: ʃɑːft] [US: ˈʃæft]

shaft [shafts](vertical passage housing a lift)
noun
[UK: ʃɑːft] [US: ˈʃæft]

šachy noun
{m-Pl}

chess(two-player board game)
noun
[UK: tʃes] [US: ˈtʃes]

holandské šachy noun
{m-Pl}

bughouse chess(variant of chess)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌɡ.haʊs tʃes] [US: ˈbʌɡ.ˌhaʊs ˈtʃes]