gambit

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

ploy

stratagem

artifice

topic

trick

remark

bluff

Переводы

gambit

gambito

gambetto

Gambit

stratagème

gambiet

artimanha

gambit

stratagemma

táctica

manoeuvre

estratagema

المناورة

truco

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈɡæmbɪt/

Этимология (Английский)

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