gambit

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

gambit

stratagème

manoeuvre

manœuvre

Synonymes

ploy

stratagem

artifice

topic

trick

remark

bluff

Traductions

gambito

gambetto

Gambit

gambiet

stratagemma

artimanha

táctica

gambit

tattica

espediente

estratagema

المناورة

truco

tàctica

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡæmbɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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