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Meanings of pawn in inglés

ruso
пешка
español
peón
Wikidata

Piece in standard shogi; moves one square straight forward; can promote to a promoted pawn.

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        ruso
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        portugués
        peão
        catalán
        peó
        español
        peon
        Wikidata

        Most numerous but the weakest piece in chess.

            peon
            portugués
            peão

            A person used by another to gain an end.

                  peão
                  portugués
                  empenhar
                  catalán
                  empenyorar
                  español
                  empeñar

                  Leave as a guarantee in return for money.

                        empeñar
                        Sinónimos
                        Examples for "instrument"
                        Examples for "instrument"
                        1
                        They used the law as an instrument of change to better society.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        For each instrument, a new set of questions needs to be asked.
                        Wired
                        3
                        Unfortunately, neither instrument found any evidence of a planet-wide subsurface water system.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        That leaves interest rates as the main instrument for helping the economy.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Objectives: To develop a mechanical syringe procedure for identification of instrument problems.
                        Pubmed
                        1
                        I think him more likely to be a cat's-paw than a felon.
                        Foul Play
                        2
                        You'll use me as a cat's-paw to pull down this inconvenient duke.
                        The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and might...
                        3
                        He had made a cat's-paw of her, that's what he had done!
                        Kindred of the Dust
                        4
                        The British had used Belgium as a cat's-paw; then they had deserted her.
                        My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
                        5
                        I knew that I had been cat's-paw in some game of high stakes.
                        The Powers and Maxine
                        Usage of pawn in inglés
                        1
                        He also took issue with Derek being used as a political pawn.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        In addition, a pawn transaction takes a matter of minutes, he noted.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Don't try to pawn us off on the New England Patriots, either.
                        Ebony
                        4
                        Passing a line of broken prams, great for transport to the pawn.
                        The ginger man
                        5
                        Hence, the solution can never be the 'pawn' known as estimated bill.
                        Jamaica Observer
                        6
                        The commissioners still held Cézar Galbaud-thishostage was their best negotiating pawn.
                        All souls' rising
                        7
                        Now as ever the woman is but a pawn in the game.
                        The Ancient Allan
                        8
                        He was a pawn in the hands of firm-partners and assorted secretaries.
                        Operation: Outer Space
                        9
                        She felt briefly sorry for Aline, a pawn in a complex game.
                        The wandering fire
                        10
                        When they need the money they just pawn or sell their jewellery.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        You feel yourself and your branch stores a pawn in the game.
                        The Iron Heel
                        12
                        At the time, Jones was widely dismissed as a gold-digging political pawn.
                        The new yorker
                        13
                        Some of the emeralds had been discovered in a Third Avenue pawn-shop.
                        The Dream Doctor
                        14
                        The company has pawn stores across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        And he needed her as a pawn to trade away for Ali.
                        The Descent
                        16
                        You can't just undo years of being trained to be a pawn.
                        Seven Surrenders
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                        Translations for pawn
                        portugués
                        peãoempenhar
                        Pawn through the time
                        Pawn across language varieties
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