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en passant
[ahn pa-sahnt, ah
adverb
(italics)in passing; by the way.
Chess.(used when a pawn that has moved two squares is captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.)
en passant
/ ɒn pæˈsɑːnt, ɑ̃ pasɑ̃ /
adverb
in passing: in chess, said of capturing a pawn that has made an initial move of two squares to its fourth rank, bypassing the square where an enemy pawn on its own fifth rank could capture it. The capture is made as if the captured pawn had moved one square instead of two
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of en passant1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of en passant1
Example Sentences
“You don’t need to know anything about Aristophanes and ancient Greece to engage in the festival. You can, en passant, find out about these things.”
While he said that a deal was possible by the end of the week, German EU Commissioner Guenter Oettinger cautioned that “Greece’s challenges are too big to be solved ‘en passant.’”
"Greece's challenges are too big to be solved 'en passant'," he said.
She mentioned, en passant, the need to end “unproductive discussions” in “ideological bunkers.”
Their attempt to capture a pawn “en passant” failed.
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