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Translate gambit from English to French

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gambit:
- gambit
Wiktionary:
- gambit → stratagème, gambit
- gambit → gambit

English

Detailed Translations for gambit from English to French

gambit:

gambit [the ~] noun

the gambit
le gambit
- gambit [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for gambit:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
gambit	gambit
-	ploy; stratagem

Related Words for "gambit":

gambits

Synonyms for "gambit":

ploy; remark; comment
stratagem; maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre
chess move

Related Definitions for "gambit":

a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position¹
a maneuver in a game or conversation¹
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker¹

Wiktionary Translations for gambit:

gambit

noun

Ploy
- gambit → stratagème
Chess move
- gambit → gambit

gambit

noun

jeux|fr sacrifice d’une pièce en vue d’obtenir un avantage positionnel. Le terme est utilisé aux échecs mais aussi au jeu de dames.
- gambit → gambit

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• gambit	→ gambit	↔ Gambit — Schach: ein Bauernopfer oder (seltener) Figurenopfer in der Eröffnung mit dem Ziel, den Materialverlust durch daraus resultierende Vorteile wie Entwicklungsvorsprung und damit die Möglichkeit, schnell einen Angriff starten zu können, zu kompensieren

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University