échec
Syllable Decomposition
échecfrom Persian shâh mât, meaning: "the king is dead", which gave the French "échec et mat". The sense of "failure" may have been influenced by the Old French eschac, eschec, "booty".
Definitions
- échecs
- échecs
- échecs
Synonym
insuccès
Antonym
Plural
échecs
Translations
german:Scheitern
english:failure
danish:skak
spanish:falla
italian:scacchi
dutch:schaken
polish:klęska
portuguese:xadrez
swedish:schack'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:國際象棋'%20transform='translate(89.8%20.4)scale(.9375)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-95.8-.4H587v512H-95.8Z'/%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-56.3%20361.6%20-101.3)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cg%20id='kr-c'%3e%3cpath%20id='kr-b'%20fill='%23000001'%20d='M-6-26H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Z'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20y='44'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0%2017v10'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23cd2e3a'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%201%200%2024Z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230047a0'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%200%200%2024A6%206%200%200%200%200%200Z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cy='-6'%20r='6'%20fill='%23cd2e3a'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-123.7%20191.2%2062.2)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'/%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0-23.5v3M0%2017v3.5m0%203v3'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
korean:체스
greek:σκάκι'%20transform='translate(82.1)scale(.94)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M619.4%20512H-112V0h731.4z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M619.4%20115.2H-112V48h731.4zm0%20350.5H-112v-67.2h731.4zm-483-275%20110.1%20191.6L359%20191.6z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20317.8%2020.9%2035.5%2021.4-35.3z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M136%20320.6%20246.2%20129l112.4%20190.8z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20191.6%2020.9-35.5%2021.4%2035.4zM182%20271.1l-21.7%2036%2041-.1-19.3-36zm-21.3-66.5%2041.2.3-19.8%2036.3zm151.2%2067%2020.9%2035.5-41.7-.5zm20.5-67-41.2.3%2019.8%2036.3zm-114.3%200L189.7%20256l28.8%2050.3%2052.8%201.2%2032-51.5-29.6-52z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hebrew:שחמט'%3e%3ccircle%20r='20'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='17.5'%20fill='%23fff'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='3.5'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3cg%20id='in-d'%3e%3cg%20id='in-c'%3e%3cg%20id='in-b'%3e%3cg%20id='in-a'%20fill='%23008'%3e%3ccircle%20r='.9'%20transform='rotate(7.5%20-8.8%20133.5)'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M0%2017.5.6%207%200%202l-.6%205z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-a'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(15)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(30)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(60)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(120)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(-120)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hindi:शतरंज
russian:провал
turkish:satranç
arabic:شطرنج'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:チェス