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échec nom {m} | failure [failures]◼◼◼(state or condition opposite of success) check [checks]◼◼◻(chess: when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece) |
échec verbe {m} | check [checked, checking, checks]◼◼◻(chess: to make a move which puts an adversary's king in check) |
échec nom {f} | demise [demises]◼◻◻(end, downfall, or failure) |
échec et mat interjection | checkmate◼◼◼(said when making the conclusive move in chess) |
échec et mat nom {m} | checkmate◼◼◼(conclusive victory in a game of chess) |
échec à la découverte nom {m} | discovered check◼◼◼(situation in chess) |
échec épique nom {m} | epic fail◼◼◼(total failure) |
échecs nom {m pl} | chess◼◼◼(two-player board game) |
échecs chinois nom {m pl} | xiangqi◼◼◼(variant of chess) |
faire échec et mat verbe | checkmate [checkmated, checkmating, checkmates]◼◼◼(to put an opponent into checkmate) |
joueur d’échecs nom {m} | chess player◼◼◼(a person who plays chess) |
joueuse d’échecs nom {f} | chess player◼◼◼(a person who plays chess) |
mettre en échec verbe | stymie [stymied, stymieing, stymies]◼◼◼(to thwart or stump) |
pendule d'échecs nom {m} | chess clock◼◼◼(clock system used in chess games) |
pièce d'échecs nom {f} | chess piece◼◼◼(any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess) |