English-Danish translations for checkmate

skakmatI denne ulige stilling ved brættet er alle bestræbelser på at foreslå remis forgæves, idet Rådet er i færd med at erklære os skakmat. With such an unequal position on the board any efforts to seek a draw are pathetic when the Council is about to checkmate us. Det interessante er netop, at de farlige bakterier nu ikke f.eks. trækker sig tilbage og ikke i længden sættes skakmat af dette middel. What is interesting is that dangerous bacteria are not on the retreat as a result and are not checkmated over the long term by this medicine. Det tyder snarere på, at tanken om et egentligt forenet Europa, der ikke er opdelt i et førsteklasses og et andenklasses Europa på baggrund af velstand og historisk arv, er sat skakmat. Rather, it suggests checkmate for the idea of a truly united Europe that is not split into a first and second class Europe according to wealth or historical legacy.
matI denne ulige stilling ved brættet er alle bestræbelser på at foreslå remis forgæves, idet Rådet er i færd med at erklære os skakmat. With such an unequal position on the board any efforts to seek a draw are pathetic when the Council is about to checkmate us.

Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture
To put the king of an opponent into checkmate
To place in a losing situation that has no escape

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