German Meaning of en passant

en passant

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Definitions and Meaning of en passant in English

Wordnet

en passant (n)

(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed

Wordnet

en passant (r)

incidentally; in the course of doing something else

Webster

en passant ()

In passing; in the course of any procedure;

of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square.

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en passant

(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed, incidentally; in the course of doing

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en masse => massenhaft, en garde => En garde, en famille => familiär, en deshabille => Negligé, en clair => im Klartext,