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dar/ hacer jaque mate

English translation: to checkmate


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Spanish term or phrase:dar/ hacer jaque mate
English translation:to checkmate
Entered by: Cecilia Della Croce
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15:39 Jul 25, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Chess
Spanish term or phrase: dar/ hacer jaque mate
A mis queridos colegas bilingües o angloparlantes nativos (si juegan ajedrez, mejor): qué verbo coloca con checkmate? Muchas gracias!
Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 02:37
checkmate
Explanation:
checkmated

none - functions as a verb

Mike :)

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Oxford

jaque mate checkmate; le dio jaque mate a su adversario he checkmated his opponent
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 01:37
Grading comment
Thank you, Mike (and colleagues)!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4checkmate
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
checkmate


Explanation:
checkmated

none - functions as a verb

Mike :)

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Note added at 1 min (2006-07-25 15:41:21 GMT)
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Oxford

jaque mate checkmate; le dio jaque mate a su adversario he checkmated his opponent


Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 01:37
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
Grading comment
Thank you, Mike (and colleagues)!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: 2checkmate: transitive verb: 2 : to check (a chess opponent's king) so that escape from or capture of the attacking piece is impossible (Merriam-Webster). :)
4 mins
  -> Thank you, María Teresa - Mike :)

agree  xxxmuitoprazer
6 mins
  -> Thank you, muitoprazer - Mike ;)

agree  Stuart Allsop: Exactly. "To checkmate" is the infinitive.
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Stuart - Mike :)

agree  spanruss: If you have to force it as a verb, you would use "checkmate" without a helping verb.
9 mins
  -> Thank you, spanruss05 - Mike :)
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