stalemate

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
2. (broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.

Verb

1. (transitive) To bring about a state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To bring about a stalemate, in which no advance in an argument is achieved.

Concepten

pat

patstelling

remise

schaakmat

schaakmat zetten

Synoniemen

deadlock

standstill

impasse

dead end

abeyance

draw

stagnation

checkmate

airless

agglutination

deadlocked

doldrums

stagnant conditions

fustiness

halt

hang-up

immobility

immovability

agglutinate

inextricable

interruption

knot

🪢

lump

mold

must

set-back

spavin

bone spavin

adhesion

stoppage

suspension

thwart

tie

desperate situation

being driven into a corner

ban

blind

Vertalingen

pat

stallo

💺

Patt

Stillstand

tablas

πατ

impasse

αδιέξοδο

Pattsituation

patt

blocage

impasse

cul-de-sac

repos

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From stale + mate.