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checkmate(
chehk
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meyt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (chess)
a. el jaque mate (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Checkmate! - Again? You've won the last three games.¡Jaque mate! - ¿De nuevo? Has ganado las últimas tres partidas.
The chess match went on for hours, bu then someone finally managed to get a checkmate.La partida de ajedrez duró horas, pero alguien finalmente logró un jaque mate.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. dar jaque mate a
I managed to checkmate my opponent in less than four moves.Logré darle jaque mate a mi oponente en menos de cuatro turnos.
b. dar mate a
I checkmated last year's chess champion and now I hold the title.Le di mate al campeón de ajedrez del año pasado y ahora tengo el título de campeón.
3. (to defeat)
a. poner fuera de combate a
We finally checkmated the guerrilla army and arrested them.Finalmente pusimos fuera de combate a los guerrilleros y los arrestamos.
b. poner en un callejón sin salida a
Our army surrounded the enemy and checkmated them.Nuestro ejército rodeó al enemigo y lo puso en un callejón sin salida.
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