English-Greek translations for pawn

πιόνιΚαι ο καπιταλιστικός κόσμος χρησιμοποιεί τα πιόνια που διαθέτει προκειμένου να αποκτήσει όσο το δυνατό καλύτερο έλεγχο των υδάτινων πόρων. The capitalist world too sends out its pawns in order to gain maximum control over water reservoirs. Ως πιόνια στο παιχνίδι των μεγάλων δυνάμεων, οι άμαχοι, οι μειονότητες και η δημοκρατία είναι πάντοτε τα θύματα αυτής της κατάστασης. As pawns in the major powers' games, civilians, minorities and democracy are always the victims in this situation.
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The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant
The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge
An instance of pawning something
An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge
A pawnshop; pawnbroker
To pledge; to stake or wager
A gallery. Chambers 1908--

Though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War
All our jewellery was in pawn by this stage.

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