en passant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aside adv To one side, or out of the way.
Senses
en passant is used for these senses in English:
- aside An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
- en passant (chess) A move in which a pawn captures an opposing pawn on the same rank immediately after the latter has moved forward two squares on its first move in the game, as if it had moved forward only one square.
- in passing Incidentally; as a brief diversion from another topic etc.
aside — full definition
- adv To one side, or out of the way.
- adv Excluded from consideration, used to set a topic apart before moving on.
- noun A remark made quietly to one person, or (in theater) a line spoken by a character directly to the audience that other characters are assumed not to hear.