Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - stalemate
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Stalemate
stalemate
I. noun Etymology: obsolete English stale ~ (from Middle English, from Anglo-French estaler to ~, from estal station, position) + English 1mate — more at installment Date: 1765 1. a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play 2. a drawn contest ; deadlock; also the state of being ~d II. transitive verb Date: 1765 to bring into a ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 Chess a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check. 2 a deadlock or drawn contest. --v.tr. 1 Chess bring (a player) to a stalemate. 2 bring to a standstill. Etymology: obs. stale (f. AF estale f. estaler be placed: cf. STALE(1)) + MATE(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. шахм. пат 2. мертвая точка, безвыходное положение, тупик to be at a stalemate —- стоять на мертвой точке to break the stalemate —- найти выход из тупика 3. шахм. делать пат 4. поставить в безвыходное положение, загнать в тупик negotiations have been stalemated —- переговоры зашли в тупик ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) chess пат 2) мертвая точка; безвыходное положение, тупик 2. v. 1) chess делать пат 2) поставить в безвыходное положение STALK I noun 1) стебель, черенок; cabbage stalk - кочерыжка 2) zool. ножка 3) ножка (рюмки и т.п.) 4) ствол (пера) 5) фабричная труба II 1. noun 1) гордая, величавая поступь 2) подкрадывание 2. v. 1) шествовать, гордо выступать (часто stalk along) 2) подкрадываться (к дичи); идти крадучись ...Англо-русский словарь
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(stalemates) 1. Stalemate is a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible. President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country’s budget deficit... = deadlock N-VAR 2. In chess, stalemate is a position in which a player cannot make any move which is allowed by the rules, so that the game ends and no one wins. N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a situation in which it seems impossible to settle an argument or disagreement, and neither side can get an advantage; deadlock (The discussions with the miners' union ended in stalemate.) 2 a position in chess in which neither player can win - stalemate v ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1765, in chess, from stale "stalemate" (early 15c.) + mate "checkmate." M.E. stale is probably from Anglo-Fr. estale "standstill" (see stall (2)). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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