What does şah in Romanian mean?

What is the meaning of the word şah in Romanian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use şah in Romanian.

The word şah in Romanian means șah, a da șah, a da șah, tablă de șah, imprimeu tip tablă de șah, cu pătrețele albe și negre, șah mat, a face șah-mat, a face șah mat pe cineva, șah-mat!, șah, tablă de șah, piesă de șah, tablă pentru jocul de dame / șah, a ține în șah, a ține la distanță, șah. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word şah

șah

(chess move)

Jucătorul i-a dat șah oponentului său.
The chess player put his opponent in check.

a da șah

(chess piece: put in check)

My opponent moved his knight and I realised he had checked my king.

a da șah

(chess opponent: put in check)

Din două mișcări, Kasparov va da șah oponentului său.
In two moves, Kasparov will check the challenger.

tablă de șah

(game board with black and white squares)

imprimeu tip tablă de șah

(pattern of black and white squares)

cu pătrețele albe și negre

(in a pattern of alternating squares)

șah mat

(chess: inescapable position)

Ben is good at chess, so playing with him takes a long time to get to checkmate.

a face șah-mat

(beat: chess opponent)

a face șah mat pe cineva

(figurative (defeat) (figurat)

șah-mat!

(to indicate opponent is in checkmate)

șah

(uncountable (board game)

În zilele ploioase, jucam șah pentru a trece timpul mai repede.
On rainy days, we played chess to pass the time.

tablă de șah

(chequered board used in chess)

Chelsea gave her father a handcrafted chessboard for Christmas.

piesă de șah

(chess piece)

tablă pentru jocul de dame / șah

(UK (chequered games board)

a ține în șah

(control, restrain)

He had to hold his anger in check when his son wrecked the car.

a ține la distanță

(figurative (prevent getting closer)

Vaccination is the most effective way to keep the flu at bay.

șah

(historical (king of Iran)

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