en passant

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Of a capture, performed by a pawn on an enemy pawn that has just passed over its attack zone.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In passing, by the way, incidentally.
2. (not-comparable) Of a capture of an enemy pawn, by moving one's pawn to the square that the enemy pawn has just passed over.

Noun

A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.

Concepts

en passant

incidemment

entre parenthèses

soit dit en passant

additionnellement

Synonymes

in passing

by the by

obiter

parenthetically

Traductions

addicionalment

nebenbei bemerkt

zufällig

παρεμπιπτόντως

incidentalmente

toevalligerwijze

en passant

adicionalmente

de passagem

en passant

accesoriamente

al paso

geçerken

sırası gelmişken

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌɒ̃ pæˈsɒ̃/

Étymologie (Anglais)

An unadapted borrowing from French en passant.