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en pas⋅sant
[ahn pa-sahnt; Fr. ahn pah-sahn] 
–noun
| 1. | (italics ) French. in passing; by the way. |
| 2. | Chess. a method by which a pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed. |
Origin:
1655–65
1655–65
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| en pas·sant (äɴ' pä-säɴ') adv.
[French : en, in + passant, passing.] |
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En passant
En` pas`sant"\ [F.] In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif. (Chess), of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square.
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Language Translation for : En passant
Spanish:
despreocupado, rápido,
German:
flüchtig,
Japanese:
なにげない
en passant
1665, from Fr., lit. "in passing." In reference to chess, first attested 1818.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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