sytuacja patowa — meaning in English

English meaning

• stalemate noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.
• standoff noun A tense confrontation in which neither side backs down or advances.

Senses

sytuacja patowa is used for these senses in English:

• standoff A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.

stalemate — full definition

1. noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.
2. noun Any deadlocked situation where neither side can make progress.
3. verb To bring a situation, argument, or game to a deadlock.

standoff — full definition

1. noun A tense confrontation in which neither side backs down or advances.
2. noun A device or fitting that keeps two objects a fixed distance apart.

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