endgame

fase final, recta final

Última etapa de un proceso largo, cuando un plan está cerca de cumplir su objetivo.

En inglés sencillo: The final stage of a long process, when a plan is close to achieving its goal.

• The negotiations have reached their endgame.
• Both sides made concessions as the endgame approached.
• What is the endgame of this political campaign?

Sinónimos: final stage, last phase

Expresiones frecuentes: political endgame, negotiating endgame, enter the endgame

final

Última parte de una partida de ajedrez, cuando quedan pocas piezas en el tablero.

En inglés sencillo: The last part of a chess game, when only a few pieces remain.

• We reached the endgame with only six pieces left.
• She won the rook endgame by advancing her king.
• Do you enjoy studying chess endgames?

Antónimos: opening

Expresiones frecuentes: rook endgame, pawn endgame, chess endgame

fase final

Última parte de un juego, cuando los jugadores buscan llegar al resultado final.

En inglés sencillo: The last part of a game, when players work toward the final result.

• The card game entered its endgame.
• Saving your best tiles can help in the endgame.
• Their strategy works well in the endgames of long board games.

Sinónimos: final stage

Expresiones frecuentes: the endgame begins, reach the endgame, endgame strategy

reto final

Tarea adicional relacionada con el tema de un crucigrama, que suele hacerse tras completar todas las respuestas.

En inglés sencillo: An extra task linked to a crossword's theme, usually completed after filling in all the answers.

• The crossword's endgame revealed a hidden name.
• After filling the grid, we started the endgame.
• These puzzles have endgames that require solvers to rearrange letters.

Expresiones frecuentes: crossword endgame, solve the endgame, thematic endgame

definitivo

Que queda establecido o se espera que quede establecido al final de una historia, especialmente respecto a una pareja.

En inglés sencillo: Shown or expected to be officially true by the end of a fictional story, especially about a couple.

• Fans think these two are endgame.
• The finale confirmed that their relationship was endgame.
• Which couple do you believe will be endgame?

Expresiones frecuentes: be endgame, endgame couple, endgame relationship