échec betyder på engelska
| Franska | Engelska |
|---|---|
| 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) |
