en passant
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English [edit]
En passant in chess
Etymology [edit]
French en passant (“in passing”)
Adverb [edit]
en passant (not comparable)
Noun [edit]
en passant (plural en passants)
- (chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter moved two squares from its initial position as if it had captured it while the latter was passing through.
Translations [edit]
chess move
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French en passant (“in passing”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /anɡpasanɡ/, [ɑŋpʰaˈsɑŋ]
Adverb [edit]
en passant
Synonyms [edit]
- (in passing): i forbifarten
See also [edit]
En passant on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
