échec

A. nm

• 1 failure; setback faire échec à qn = to thwart sb Definition of failure in the British & World English dictionary Definition of failure in the US English dictionary Translate failure | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 (gen) [Mil] defeat Definition of defeat in the British & World English dictionary Definition of defeat in the US English dictionary Translate defeat | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3faire échec au roi = to put the king in check

B. nm pl (échecs)

• les échecs = chess; = chess set