Slovní zásoba
Okruhy slovní zásoby
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Chess vocabulary
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
Vydáno dne 22.03.2009
Slovní zásoba spojená s “Hrou králů”.
bishop
- střelec (v šachu)
BrE
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'bɪʃəp /
AmE
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'bɪʃəp /
noun
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the chesspiece that can only move diagonally
capture
- zajmout (figurku v šachu), zabrat (figurku v šachu)
BrE
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'kæptʃə /
AmE
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'kæptʃər /
verb
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to take the one of the opponent's chesspieces
castling
- rošáda
BrE
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'kɑ:slɪŋ /
AmE
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'kæslɪŋ /
noun
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a special chess move in which the king and either of the rooks move towards each other and interchange position
draw
- remíza, nerozhodný výsledek
BrE
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'drɔ: /
AmE
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'drɔ: /
noun
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a game that ends in a way that neither side wins
en passant
- braní mimochodem (v šachu)
BrE
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ɑ:n pɑ:'sɑ:n /
AmE
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ɑ:n pɑ:'sɑ:n /
adverb
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(French) a special move in chess in which the pawn that has moved by two squares can be captured as if it had only moved by one square
check
- šach
BrE
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'tʃek /
AmE
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'tʃek /
noun
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a situation in which the opponent's king is under threat of being captured
checkmate
- šach mat
BrE
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'tʃekˌmeɪt /
AmE
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'tʃekˌmeɪt /
noun
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the conclusive victory in a game of chess
chess
- šachy
BrE
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'tʃes /
AmE
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'tʃes /
noun
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a game for two people played on a black and white board, each player has 16 playing pieces and must capture the opponent's king
chess piece
- šachová figurka, hrací kámen (v šachu)
BrE
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'tʃesˌpi:s /
AmE
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'tʃesˌpi:s /
noun
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any of the 32 pieces that are used in playing chess (pawn, knight, bishop...)
chessboard
- šachovnice
BrE
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'tʃesˌbɔ:d /
AmE
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'tʃesˌbɔ:rd /
noun
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a board used to play chess
king
- král (v šachu)
BrE
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'kɪŋ /
AmE
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'kɪŋ /
noun
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the most important chesspiece, it can move in all directions, only one square at a time
knight
- kůň (v šachu), jezdec (v šachu)
BrE
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'naɪt /
AmE
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'naɪt /
noun
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the chesspiece that looks like a horse's head, its move looks like the letter L
move
- táhnout (v šachu)
BrE
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'mu:v /
AmE
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'mu:v /
verb
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to change the position of a chesspiece on the chessboard
pawn
- pěšec (v šachu), pěšák (v šachu), pinčl (v šachu)
BrE
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'pɔ:n /
AmE
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'pɔ:n /
noun
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the most numerous and the least powerful chesspiece, it only moves forward and captures to the side
promotion
- proměna (v šachu)
BrE
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prə'məʊʃn /
AmE
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prə'moʊʃn /
noun
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the move in chess in which the pawn is replaced by either a queen, rook, knight or bishop
queen
- královna (v šachu), dáma (v šachu)
BrE
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'kwi:n /
AmE
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'kwi:n /
noun
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the strongest chesspiece, it can move any number of squares in all directions
rook
- věž (v šachu)
BrE
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'rʊk /
AmE
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'rʊk /
noun
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a chesspiece that looks like a tower, its initial position in the game is in the corner of the chessboard
stalemate
- pat (v šachu)
BrE
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'steɪlˌmeɪt /
AmE
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'steɪlˌmeɪt /
noun
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a situation in which the king has no legal moves but is not in check