schlagen (schach)

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German - English
capture
{v} to take as a prize in war
If you capture something that you are trying to obtain in competition with other people, you succeed in obtaining it. In 1987, McDonald's captured 19 percent of all fast-food sales = win, secure
A process of describing your design Generally used to mean building a gate-level description
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
If something or someone captures a particular quality, feeling, or atmosphere, they represent or express it successfully. Their mood was captured by one who said, `Students here don't know or care about campus issues.' = encapsulate
a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey
1 Of a central force filed, as of a planet; to overcome by gravitational force the velocity of a passing body and bring the body under the control of the central force field, in some cases absorbing its mass
Converting the authorization amount into a billable transaction record within a batch Transactions cannot be captured unless previously authorized and the goods or services have been shipped or transmitted to the consumer
{f} entrap, take prisoner
take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
One can 'capture' a still image from a video using certain software A 'screen capture' (i e creating an image of what you see currently on your PC screen) can be made by pressing 'ALT' + 'Prt Sc' in Windows This can then be inserted into any document
When a piece is moved to a space occupied by an enemy chessman, the previous occupant is captured, and removed from play
(1) Water withdrawn artificially from an aquifer is derived from a decrease in storage in the aquifer, a reduction in the previous discharge from the aquifer, an increase in the recharge, or a combination of these changes The decrease in discharge from an aquifer plus the increase in recharge Capture may occur in the form of decreases in the ground-water discharge into streams, lakes, and the ocean, or from decreases in that component of Evapotranspiration derived from the Zone of Saturation (2) Diversion of the flow of water in the upper part of a stream by the headward growth of another stream
The process by which the information in a credit card authorization is sent by the credit card processing system to the authorized cardholder's bank to obtain money for goods and services delivered
An act of capturing
If an event is captured in a photograph or on film, it is photographed or filmed. The incident was captured on videotape The images were captured by TV crews filming outside the base. photographers who captured the traumatic scene
To remove or take control of from the opponent in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers)

Related Terms

eine Figur schlagen (Schach)
to capture a piece
eine Figur schlagen (Schach)
to take a piece (chess)