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en_passant

en passant

English

Adverb

en passant (not comparable)

  1. In passing; incidentally; by the way.
  2. (chess) Describing a special kind of pawn capture, whereby a pawn captures an opposing pawn immediately after it has moved forward two squares from its initial position as if it had moved only one square; the opposing pawn is captured "in passing through" the usual square from where it would ordinarily be liable to be captured.

Noun

en passant (plural en passants)

  1. (chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter moved two squares from its initial position as if it had moved only one square.
    • 2007, Mark Borders, The Self-Improvement of Chess, Lulu, ISBN 978-1-4303-2764-6, page 12:
      En passant is the rarest of moves.

Translations


Czech

Etymology

From French en passant (in passing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːn pasaːn/

Phrase

en passant

  1. (chess) en passant

Synonyms


Danish

Etymology

From French en passant (in passing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anɡpasanɡ/, [ɑŋpʰaˈsɑŋ]

Adverb

en passant

  1. en passant
  2. (chess) en passant

Synonyms

  • (in passing): i forbifarten

See also


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ pa.sɑ̃/

Adverb

en passant

  1. in passing; incidentally, by the way
  2. (chess) en passant