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Stalemate — «Stalemate» Sencillo de Ben´s Brothers feat Anastacia Formato CD Single, Radio, descarga digital Grabación 2009 Género(s) Pop, Rock … Wikipedia Español
stalemate — (n.) 1765, in chess, from stale stalemate (early 15c.) + MATE (Cf. mate) (n.2) checkmate. Middle English stale is probably from Anglo Fr. estale standstill (see STALL (Cf. stall) (n.2)). A misnomer, since a stale is no … Etymology dictionary
stalemate — [stāl′māt΄] n. [obs. stale, stalemate < ME < OFr estal, fixed location, safe place < Gmc, as in OHG stal (see STALL1) + MATE2] 1. Chess any situation in which it is impossible for one of the players to move without placing his or her… … English World dictionary
Stalemate — Stale mate , v. t. (Chess) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stalemate — ► NOUN 1) Chess a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but can only move into check. 2) a situation in which further progress by opposing parties seems impossible. ► VERB ▪ bring to stalemate. ORIGIN from Old French… … English terms dictionary
Stalemate — Stale mate ( m[=a]t ), n. (Chess) The position of the king when he can not move without being placed in check and there is no other piece which can be moved. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stalemate — index abeyance, check (restrain), deadlock, draw (tie), halt, impasse, impede … Law dictionary
stalemate — n *draw, tie, deadlock, standoff … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stalemate — [n] deadlock arrest, Catch 22*, check, delay, draw, gridlock, impasse, pause, standoff, standstill, tie; concepts 230,807,832 Ant. headway, progress … New thesaurus
Stalemate — Example of stalemate a b c d e f g h … Wikipedia
stalemate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ current VERB + STALEMATE ▪ end in, reach, result in ▪ The talks reached a stalemate. (BrE … Collocations dictionary
