stalemate

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stale·mate

(stāl′māt′)

1. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock.

2. A position in chess resulting in a draw because the player whose turn it is, though not currently in check, would be put into check by any possible move.

tr.v.stale·mat·ed,stale·mat·ing,stale·mates

To bring into a stalemate.

[Obsoletestale (from Middle English, probably from Anglo-Normanestale,fixed position, from Old Frenchestal; see stale¹) +mate.]

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stalemate

(ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt)

1. (Chess & Draughts) a chess position in which any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check: in this position the game ends in a draw

2.a situation in which two opposing forces find that further action is impossible or futile; deadlock

(Chess & Draughts) (tr) to subject to a stalemate

[C18: from obsoletestale, from Old Frenchestal stall¹ + mate²]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

stale•mate

(ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt)

n.,v.-mat•ed, -mat•ing.n.

1. a situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock.

2. a position of the pieces on a chessboard in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.

v.t.

3. to subject to a stalemate.

4. to bring to a standstill.

v.i.

5. to be or result in a stalemate.

[1755–65; late Middle Englishstale stalemate (whence Anglo-Frenchestale) (appar. identical withstale¹) +mate²]

stalemate

Past participle:stalemated
Gerund:stalemating

Imperative
stalemate
stalemate

Present
I stalemate
you stalemate
he/she/it stalemates
we stalemate
you stalemate
they stalemate

Preterite
I stalemated
you stalemated
he/she/it stalemated
we stalemated
you stalemated
they stalemated

Present Continuous
I am stalemating
you are stalemating
he/she/it is stalemating
we are stalemating
you are stalemating
they are stalemating

Present Perfect
I have stalemated
you have stalemated
he/she/it has stalemated
we have stalemated
you have stalemated
they have stalemated

Past Continuous
I was stalemating
you were stalemating
he/she/it was stalemating
we were stalemating
you were stalemating
they were stalemating

Past Perfect
I had stalemated
you had stalemated
he/she/it had stalemated
we had stalemated
you had stalemated
they had stalemated

Future
I will stalemate
you will stalemate
he/she/it will stalemate
we will stalemate
you will stalemate
they will stalemate

Future Perfect
I will have stalemated
you will have stalemated
he/she/it will have stalemated
we will have stalemated
you will have stalemated
they will have stalemated

Future Continuous
I will be stalemating
you will be stalemating
he/she/it will be stalemating
we will be stalemating
you will be stalemating
they will be stalemating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stalemating
you have been stalemating
he/she/it has been stalemating
we have been stalemating
you have been stalemating
they have been stalemating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stalemating
you will have been stalemating
he/she/it will have been stalemating
we will have been stalemating
you will have been stalemating
they will have been stalemating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stalemating
you had been stalemating
he/she/it had been stalemating
we had been stalemating
you had been stalemating
they had been stalemating

Conditional
I would stalemate
you would stalemate
he/she/it would stalemate
we would stalemate
you would stalemate
they would stalemate

Past Conditional
I would have stalemated
you would have stalemated
he/she/it would have stalemated
we would have stalemated
you would have stalemated
they would have stalemated

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	stalemate - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" deadlock,impasse,standstill,dead end situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
	2.	stalemate - drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check standoff,draw,tie - the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
Verb	1.	stalemate - subject to a stalemate chess game,chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king move,go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

stalemate

noundeadlock,draw,tie,impasse,standstillHe said the war had reached a stalemate.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

stalemate

noun

An equality of scores, votes, or performances in a contest:

dead heat,deadlock,draw,standoff,tie.

Translations

إسْتِحالَة التَّحَرُّك في الشَّطْرَنْجنُقْطَة جُمود، مأزِقوَرْطَة

patmrtvý bod

dødvandehårdknudepat

Patt Sackgasse

αδιέξοδο πατ

tablas

patt

pattipattitilanne

impasse pat

mrtva točka

patt

algjör kyrrstaîa, sjálfheldapattstaîa

stallo

ステイルメイト

스테일메이트

patas

patsstrupceļš

pat

fastlåst situasjon patt

pat

empate

пат

pat

dödlägepatt

สถานการณ์ที่ต่างเอาชนะกันไม่ได้

çıkmazpataçmazberabere

thế bí

僵局僵持和棋陷入僵局

stalemate

[ˈsteɪlmeɪt]

A.N

1. (Chess) →ahogadom

2. (fig) →puntommuerto
there is stalemate between the two powers →lasrelaciones entre las dospotencias están en unpunto muertoor en unimpasse
the stalemate is complete →laparalización escompleta
to reach stalemate →estancarse

B.VT (Chess) →ahogar,dar tablas porahogado a (fig) →paralizar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stalemate

[ˈsteɪlmeɪt]n

(CHESS) →patm

(=deadlock) →impassef
to reach a stalemate →aboutir à uneimpasse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stalemate

n (Chess) →Pattnt;(fig) →Patt (→situationf)nt, →Sackgassef;to reachstalemate(lit) →einPatt erreichen;(fig) →in eineSackgasse geraten;to end in (a)stalemate(lit) →mit (einem)Patt enden,patt enden;(fig) →in einerSackgasse enden

vt (Chess) →patt setzen;(fig) →mattsetzen;negotiations →zum Stillstand bringen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stalemate

[ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt]n (Chess) →stallo (fig) →punto morto
to reach stalemate (fig) →arrivare a unpunto morto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stalemate

(ˈsteilmeit) noun

1. a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger. pat إسْتِحالَة التَّحَرُّك في الشَّطْرَنْج шах пат empate pat das Patt pat ακινητοποίηση του παίκτη χωρίς να απειλείται ο βασιλιάς (πατ στο σκάκι) patt پات pattipat פַּט जिच pat pozicija patt remis pattstaðastallo 手詰り 수가 막힘 patas (šahā) pats remispatpattpatempate pat (la şah)пат pat pat pat remi สภาพที่จนมุม pat, berabere (國際象棋)陷入僵局，將軍 пат شطرنج کے کھیل میں ایک ایسی حالت جس میں کوءی چال نہ چلی جا سکے thế bí （国际象棋）陷入僵局，和棋

2. in any contest, disputeetc, a position in which neither side can win.The recent discussions ended in stalemate. stilstand نُقْطَة جُمود، مأزِق патово положение impasse mrtvý bod die Sackgasse hårdknudeαδιέξοδο,ισοπαλία ummik بن بست tasapeliimpasseתיקו जिच zastoj, mrtva točka holtpont kebuntuan algjör kyrrstaða, sjálfheldastallo, 行詰り 무승부 aklavietė strupceļš seriimpassefastlåst situasjon martwy punktimpasse impasтупик; мертвая точка mŕtvy bod pat mrtva tačka dödläge การคุมเชิงกันอยู่ açmaz,çıkmaz 僵持 мертва точка; безвихідь تعطل sự bế tắc僵持

stalemate

→وَرْطَة pat dødvandePattαδιέξοδοtablas pattitilanneimpasse mrtva točkastallo ステイルメイト 스테일메이트patfastlåst situasjonpatempateпат dödläge สถานการณ์ที่ต่างเอาชนะกันไม่ได้çıkmaz thế bí僵局

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