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/ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt/
/ˈtʃɛkmeɪt/
GeneralSports
- 1 şah mat
Definition (English)
In chess, a move that threatens the opponent's king with unavoidable capture.
Example Sentences
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The grandmaster announced checkmate.Büyükusta şah mat ilan etti.
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She won the game with a clever checkmate in three moves.Oyunu üç hamlede zekice bir şah matla kazandı.
Figurative
- 1 kesin yenilgi, çaresiz durum uncountable
Definition (English)
A situation in which someone is completely defeated and cannot escape.
Example Sentences
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It was checkmate for the team.Takım için bu kesin yenilgi demekti.
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With no money left, it was checkmate for the small company.Hiç parası kalmayınca küçük şirket için çaresiz bir durum ortaya çıktı.
Collocations
deliver checkmatecheckmate positioncheckmate movecheckmate in onecheckmate the king