# diagonal

diagonal is a German adjective meaning “diagonal”.

## In other languages

- Русский: диагональный

## Meanings

1. diagonal

## Examples

- Der Läufer zieht diagonal. — The bishop moves diagonally.
- Tom schnitt die Brotscheibe diagonal durch. — Tom cut the slice of bread diagonally.
- Beim Damespiel bewegen sich die Steine diagonal über die dunklen Felder. — In checkers, the pieces move diagonally over the dark squares.

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