Schachfigur

chess piece

noun SHAKH-fee-goor Rare

Usage Note

Schachfigur is any of the individual pieces on a chess board. Each has its German name: Bauer (pawn), Turm (rook), Läufer (bishop), Springer (knight), Dame (queen), König (king). The phrase wie eine Schachfigur behandeln (treat like a chess piece) implies being moved without agency.

Examples

"Beim Umzug verlor er eine Schachfigur, sodass das Spiel unvollständig war."

Natural Translation

During the move he lost a chess piece, leaving the set incomplete.

Literal Translation

During the relocation lost he a chess-piece, so that the game incomplete was.

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