en passant


Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia.
Related to en passant: chess, castling

en pas·sant

 (äN′ pä-säN′)
adv.
1. In passing; by the way; incidentally.
2. Used in reference to a move in chess in which a pawn that has just completed an initial advance to its fourth rank is captured by an opponent pawn as if it had only moved to its third rank.
[French : en, in + passant, passing.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

en passant

(ɒn pæˈsɑːnt; French ɑ̃ pasɑ̃)
adv
(Chess & Draughts) in passing: in chess, said of capturing a pawn that has made an initial move of two squares to its fourth rank, bypassing the square where an enemy pawn on its own fifth rank could capture it. The capture is made as if the captured pawn had moved one square instead of two
[C17: from French]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

en pas•sant

(ˌɑn pæˈsɑ̃, ˌɑ̃)
adv.
1. in passing.
n.
2. a method by which a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.
[< French]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

en passant

A French phrase meaning in passing, usually referring to remarks made.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.en passant - (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed
capture - the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
Adv.1.en passant - incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing"
in passing
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

en passant

adverb in passing, by the way, incidentally, parenthetically, by the bye He advised her, en passant, that she should see a doctor.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations

en passant

adv
(liter) mention, refer to → beiläufig, nebenbei; it can be dealt with en passant → es kann nebenbei erledigt werden
(introducing remark) → nebenbei bemerkt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
de Port Royal, and he had made a collection, en passant, in the society of Athos and Aramis, of many morsels of Seneca and Cicero, translated by them, and applied to the uses of common life.
View in context
And here I may remark, en passant, that while nothing is considered so disreputable in America as to be "aristocratic" a word of very extensive signification, as it embraces the tastes, the opinions, the habits, the virtues, and sometimes the religion of the offending party--on the other hand, nothing is so certain to attract attention as nobility.
View in context
We remark, en passant, that George was, by his father's side, of white descent.
View in context
In he walked, the first and the handsomest; and after paying his compliments en passant to Miss Bates and her niece, made his way directly to the opposite side of the circle, where sat Miss Woodhouse; and till he could find a seat by her, would not sit at all.
View in context
La Bourse regionale des valeurs mobilieres d'Abidjan (BRVM) a cloture sa seance du mardi en hausse par rapport a la seance precedente avec l'indice BRVM 10 qui est passe de 144,55 points a 145,99 points, soit une progression de 1,00 pour cent, alors que l'indice BRVM Composite, pour sa part, a gagne 0,49 pour cent en passant a 151,26 points contre 150,52 points precedemment.
Ecobank (Togo), plus forte hausse a la Bourse d'Abidjan
C'est dans ce contexte que Managema affiche, au terme du premier semestre 2018, un chiffre d'affaires de 2,47 milliards de DH, en leger retrait soit -2%par rapport au premier semestre 2017.Pour sa part, le resultat d'exploitation baisse en passant de 884 millions de DH a 394 millions de DH.
Managem impacte negativement par SMI
L'assaillant "aurait crie Allah Akbar" en passant a l'acte, selon une source proche de l'enquete, qui envisage la piste terroriste.
France: deux morts dans une attaque au couteau a la gare de Marseille
Cette baisse est due aussi bien aux projets 100% etrangers dont l'investissement a atteint 150,1 MD contre 271 MD en 2013, soit une diminution de 44,6%, qu'aux projets de partenariat dont les investissements ont diminue de 72,6% en passant de 809,5 MD a 221,7 MD durant les six premiers mois 2014.
Tunis : Baisse de 65,6% de l'investissement industriel a 100% etranger et en partenariat
Dr Al-Fatih a souligne l'importance de la communication entre le Soudan et le Koweit pour plus de convergence en passant en revue les efforts deployes par le gouvernement soudanais pour etablir un dialogue interne pour l'unification de points de vue.
Le president du Parlement rencontre le conseiller de l'Amiri Diwan au Koweit
La consommation annuelle des produits petroliers a pratiquement double entre les annees 2002 et 2012 en passant de 6 millions de tonnes a pres de 11 millions de tonnes, soit une evolution globale au titre de cette periode de l'ordre de 80 pc, selon un document du departement du Premier ministre, distribue mardi lors du forum de la MAP.
La consommation annuelle des produits petroliers a pratiquement double entre les annees 2002 et 2012

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?