gambit

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
2. Any ploy or stratagem.
3. A remark intended to open a conversation.

Verb

To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage.

Έννοιες

αρχική κίνηση

Συνώνυμα

ploy

stratagem

artifice

topic

trick

remark

bluff

Μεταφράσεις

gambit

gambito

gambetto

Gambit

stratagème

gambiet

artimanha

gambit

stratagemma

táctica

manoeuvre

المناورة

truco

tàctica

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɡæmbɪt/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Italian gambetto (“act of tripping; gambit”), from Italian gamba (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba.