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"text": "Turtle doves have long been celebrated for their fidelity; and this turtle dove, though he flirts, en paſſant, with a ſky-lark, a jay, and a quail, does not materially diſcredit the famed conſtancy of his ſpecies, theſe birds being all coquettes: but when he meets (as he fortunately does) with an amiable dove-mate, he is as faithful as any turtle, of any grove.",
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"ref": "1823 May 6, “Sheriff of Dublin—Inquiry into His Conduct”, in T[homas] C[urson] Hansard, editor, The Parliamentary Debates: Forming a Continuation of the Work Entitled “The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803.” (New Series; Commencing with the Accession of George IV), volume IX (Comprising the Period from the First Day of May, to the Nineteenth Day of July, 1823), London: Printed by T. C. Hansard at the Pater-noster-Row Press; for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy [et al.], published 1824, →OCLC, columns 71–72",
"text": "Mr. William Poole called in, and examined […] I spoke to sheriff Thorpe, en passant, one day in Sackville-street, saying, \"I should wish to be on the next commission jury;\" and he said, it should be so.",
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"ref": "1825, [Victor-Joseph Étienne] de Jouy, “The Conclave”, in The Hermit in Italy, or Observations on the Manners and Customs of Italy; being a Continuation of the Sketches of French Manners, … In Three Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for Geo[rge] B[yrom] Whittaker, Ave-Maria Lane, →OCLC, pages 170–171",
"text": "[H]e [the newly elected Pope] is placed on the altar, where all the cardinals, according to their rank, pay their reverence to him, and kiss his feet, hands, and mouth. I should observe, en passant, that cardinals only have the right to kiss the Pope's hand.",
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"sense": "in passing",
"word": "de paso"
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"roman": "ʔaḵḏun bi-t-tajāwuz",
"sense": "(chess) captured “in passing” by the other player's pawn",
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"ref": "2007, Mark A. Borders, “The Rules”, in The Self-Improvement of Chess: Why the Game's Basics Apply to Daily Living, [Raleigh, N.C.]: Lulu, page 12",
"text": "[I]f the opponent chooses to make this capture, he must do it immediately on his next move – if he makes any other move on his next move, he forever loses the chance to capture that pawn en passant, though he still retains the right to capture another pawn en passant should a similar situation arise elsewhere.",
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"ref": "1998 December 11, Glenn Kaplan, “Chess: not just for losers, but also Trekkies”, in The Oberlin Review, volume 127, number 12, Oberlin, Oh.: The Union Library Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-01-22",
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"ref": "2012 March 17, Ben Watanabe, “New Mexico Point Guard Kendall Williams Puts Chess Match on Hold During Tournament”, in New England Sports Network, archived from the original on 2016-03-05",
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"ref": "2012 May 31, Greg Amos, “Trumpeter Classic chess tournament begins today”, in Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune, Grande Prairie, Alta.: Sun Media, →ISSN, →OCLC",
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "chess move",
"word": "الأخذ بالتجاوز"
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"word": "吃過路兵"
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"roman": "chī guòlù bīng",
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"code": "he",
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"lang": "Italian",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "アンパッサン"
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "angpasang",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "앙파상"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "in praetereundo"
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "chess move",
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"word": "sišana garāmejot"
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"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "en pāsaṇṭa",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "एन पासंट"
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "آنپاسان"
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"sense": "chess move",
"word": "bicie w przelocie"
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"roman": "vzjátije na proxóde",
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"roman": "anpassán",
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"roman": "enpassán",
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"sense": "chess move",
"word": "en passant"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "chess move",
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"roman": "pōkumpōtu piṭittal",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "போகும்போது பிடித்தல்"
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"sense": "chess move",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "framhjáhlaup"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "en passant"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "アンパッサン"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "angpasang",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "앙파상"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "in praetereundo"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "chess move",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sišana garāmejot"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "en pāsaṇṭa",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "एन पासंट"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "آنپاسان"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "bicie w przelocie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzjátije na proxóde",
"sense": "chess move",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "взя́тие на прохо́де"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "anpassán",
"sense": "chess move",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "анпасса́н"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "enpassán",
"sense": "chess move",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "энпасса́н"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "en passant"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "ан пасан"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "al paso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "en passant"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "pōkumpōtu piṭittal",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "போகும்போது பிடித்தல்"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "geçerken almak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vzjattjá na proxódi",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "взяття́ на прохо́ді"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "Bắt Tốt qua đường"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "chess move",
"word": "wrth basio"
}
],
"word": "en passant"
}
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