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Meaning of Checkmate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt

Definitions

The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
countable, uncountable
Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية شَاهْ مَات كش ملك مات

বাংলা কিস্তিমাত

Català escac i mat

Čeština dát mat mat matová situace matovat matový

Cymraeg siachmat

Dansk mat skakmat

Deutsch Niederlage schach und matt Schachmatt

Ελληνικά ματ

Español jaque mate mate

Eesti lüüasaamine matt

فارسی شاه مات شهمات کردن مات مات کردن

Suomi matittaa Matti nurkka šakkimatti tehdä matti umpikuja

Français échec et mat faire échec et mat

Gàidhlig clos cuir clos air

Galego mate xaque mate

हिन्दी किश्त मात शहमात

Magyar patthelyzet sakk-matt zsákutca

Հայերեն մատ շախ և մատ շախմատ

Bahasa Indonesia sekakmat

Italiano dare scacco matto scacco matto

日本語チェックメートチェックメイト詰み

ქართული შამათი

한국어 외통수 체크메이트

Kurdî mat

Македонски мат

Монгол мад мад хийх

Bahasa Melayu syahmat

Nederlands mat schaakmat

Polski dać mata mat matowy szach mat szach-mat zamatować

Português xaque-mate xeque-mate

Română maț șah mat

Русский мат поста́вить мат ста́вить мат шах и мат

Slovenčina mať

Svenska Matt matt schack matt schackmatt

ไทย รุกฆาต

Tagalog mate

Türkçe mat etmek şah mat

Українська матовий

Tiếng Việt chiếu bí chiếu hết chiếu tướng

Examples

“This immediately ends the game, provided that the move producing the checkmate position was in accordance with Article 3 and Articles 4.2 – 4.7.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of Checkmate | Babel Free

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