English-German translation for "chess"

"chess" German translation

Ken hat mich beim Schach geschlagen.
Ken beat me at chess.
Source: Tatoeba
Wenn Sie ihm ein Schachbrett gaben, versuchte es herauszufinden was Sie damit beabsichtigten.
If you presented it with a chess board, it tried to figure out what you might mean by that.
Source: TED
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chess
[ʧes]noun | Substantiv s

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Bohle, Planke
  • Bohlefeminine | Femininum f
    chess military term | Militär, militärischMIL plank of pontoon bridge
    Plankefeminine | Femininum f
    chess military term | Militär, militärischMIL plank of pontoon bridge
    chess military term | Militär, militärischMIL plank of pontoon bridge
Ken hat mich beim Schach geschlagen.
Ken beat me at chess.
Source: Tatoeba
Wenn Sie ihm ein Schachbrett gaben, versuchte es herauszufinden was Sie damit beabsichtigten.
If you presented it with a chess board, it tried to figure out what you might mean by that.
Source: TED
Source
chess
[ʧes]noun | Substantiv s

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Roggentrespe
  • Roggentrespefeminine | Femininum f
    chess botany | BotanikBOT Bromus secalinus American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    chess botany | BotanikBOT Bromus secalinus American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
to playsomebody | jemand sb at chess
gegen jemanden Schach spielen
to playsomebody | jemand sb at chess
I am a poor hand at playing chess
ich bin ein schlechter Schachspieler
I am a poor hand at playing chess
to win at chess
to win at chess
he is great at chess
er spielt gut Schach
he is great at chess
chess was (all) the rage
Schach war die große Mode
chess was (all) the rage
he is a bear cat of a chess player (or | oderod a bear cat at chess)
er ist eine Schachkanone
he is a bear cat of a chess player (or | oderod a bear cat at chess)
he hasn’t a clue about chess
er hat keine Ahnung vom Schachspielen
he hasn’t a clue about chess
Ken hat mich beim Schach geschlagen.
Ken beat me at chess.
Source: Tatoeba
Wenn Sie ihm ein Schachbrett gaben, versuchte es herauszufinden was Sie damit beabsichtigten.
If you presented it with a chess board, it tried to figure out what you might mean by that.
Source: TED
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