English-Spanish translations for gambit

• gambito
• estratagema

Definition of gambit

• An opening in chess, in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage
• Any ploy or stratagem
• A remark intended to open a conversation

Examples

• Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.
• Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.

Related words

• countergambit
• Latvian Gambit
• Queen's Gambit
• King's Gambit
• Evans Gambit
• Elephant Gambit
• Budapest Gambit
• Benko Gambit
• Volga Gambit