stalemate
The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves,…The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» The negotiations stalled, resulting in a tense stalemate.
Die Verhandlungen kamen zum Erliegen, und eine festgefahrene Pattsituation stellte sich ein. — Waldelfe
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Examples
11 sentencesThe negotiations stalled, resulting in a tense stalemate.
deDie Verhandlungen kamen zum Erliegen, und eine festgefahrene Pattsituation stellte sich ein. — Waldelfe
The negotiations reached a stalemate after hours of talks.
deNach stundenlangen Gesprächen kam es in den Verhandlungen zu einer Pattsituation. — Waldelfe
The peace talks hit a stalemate over border issues.
deDie Friedensgespräche sind aufgrund von Grenzstreitigkeiten in eine Sackgasse geraten. — Waldelfe
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
Patt, Pattstellung
патpat
патpat
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.
Stillstand, Stocken, verfahrene Lage
тупи́кtupík, патpat, безвы́ходное положе́ниеbezvýxodnoje položénije
(countable, uncountable)Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place their king in check
Origin
From stale + mate.From stale + mate.
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Forms
plural: stalemates| Singular | stalemate |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible:deadlockdead endimpassestandstill
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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