passant
Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw…Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
» En passant is a special type of pawn move in chess.
Взяття на проході - особливий хід пішкою у шахах.
Взяття на проході (en passant) - особливий хід пішкою у шахах.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
in walking position with right foreleg raised
(not comparable, obsolete)Currently in use; in vogue.
Examples
4 sentencesEn passant is a special type of pawn move in chess.
Взяття на проході - особливий хід пішкою у шахах.
The white pawn took the black pawn "en passant".
ruБелая пешка забрала черную пешку "на проходе".
deDer weiße Bauer schlug den schwarzen en passant.
Google 'en passant'.
ruЗагугли "взятие на проходе".
The "en passant" capture is a peculiarity of the pawn movement. No other chess piece can do anything like that.
Origin
From Middle English passaunt (c. 1300), from Old French passant.From Middle English passaunt (c. 1300), from Old French passant.
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