stalemate

/stˈe‍ɪlme‍ɪt/

/ˈsteɪɫˌmeɪt/

Stalemate

tablas

a situation in the game of chess where one is unable to make any legal moves while their king is not checkmated, therefore the game ends and no one wins

punto muerto

a situation where no argument can be settled or no one can win in a contest

sinónimos : dead end

deadlock

impasse

standstill

Ejemplos

1. For now, the war in Spain had entered stalemate.

2. - Oh, stalemate.

3. The two sides reached a stalemate.

4. The jaw-to-jaw combat is at stalemate.

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