Dictionnaire - Dictionary
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Part 1 : Francais - English
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Chapitre 2 : English - Francais
Part 1 : Francais - English
Abandon - break-off,
abandonner - to resign,
Abbrege - short notation,
accepter - to accept,
Adversaire - opponent,
Aile dame - queenside,
Aile roi - kingside,
Amateur - amateur,
Analyse - analysis,
analyser - to analyze,
Annonce de tournoi - tournament announcement,
Annotations - annotations,
Appariement - pairing,
Appariements au systeme suisse - Swiss system,
Attaque - attack,
Attaque a l'aile roi - kingsattack,
Attaque de minorite - minority attack,
Attaque de pions - pawn roller,
Attaque double - double attack,
Avantage - advantage
Avantage d'espace - space advantage,
avoir le trait - to have the first move,
ayant le trait - to play,
Blancs - White,
blitzer - to blitz,
Blocus - blockade,
Caissa (deesse des Echecs) - Caissa (goddess of chess),
Calendrier du tournoi - tournament calendar,
Calendrier echiqueen - chess calendar,
capturer - (to) capture,
Case - square,
Case de fuite - square of escape,
Cavalier - knight,
Centre - centre,
Centre de pions - central pawns,
Chaine de pions - pawn chain,
Champion du monde (adultes) - world senior champion,
Champion du monde (d'Echecs) - world chess champion,
Champion du monde - world champion,
Championnat - championship,
Championnat adultes - senior-citizen championship,
Championnat d'Echecs - chess championship,
Championnat du monde - world championship,
Classement - rating,
Classement du tournoi - tournament rating
Classement Elo - Elo rating,
Classement final - final standings,
Clouage - pin,
Clouage double - cross-pin,
cloue - pinned,
Club d'Echecs - chess club,
Colonne - file,
Combinaison - combination,
Compensation - compensation,
Continuation (suite) - continuation,
Contre-attaque - counter-attack,
Contre-jeu - counter-play,
Controle de temps - time control,
Coup - move,
Coup candidat - conditional move,
Coup cle - key-move,
Coup intermediaire - intervening move,
Coup tranquille - quiet move,
creer des pions doubles - doubling,
Dame - queen,
declouer - to unpin,
decouvrir - to uncover,
Defense - defence,
Defense russe - Petrov
Demi-coup - half-move,
Departage Buchholz - rating of Buchholz,
Developpement - development,
Diagonale - diagonal,
Diagramme - diagram,
Directeur du tournoi (organisateur) - tournament director,
Double echec - cross-check,
Drapeau - flag,
Echange - exchange,
Echec - check,
Echec a la decouverte - discovered check,
Echec double - double check,
Echec et mat - checkmate,
Echec intermediaire - intervening check,
Echec perpetuel - perpetual check,
Echecs par correspondance - correspondence chess,
Echiquier - chess-board,
egaliser - (to) equalize,
Egalite - balance / equality,
Elimination de pions - pawn exchange,
en passant - en passant,
en prise - en prise , attacked,
Encyclopedie du jeu d'Echecs - chess encyclopaedia,
Entraineur - trainer,
Equipe - team,
Erreur - mistake,
Erreur grave - blunder,
Espagnole - Ruy Lopez,
Esprit d'equipe - team spirit,
Etude - study,
Evaluation - evaluation,
Exhibition en simultanee - simultaneous exhibition,
faible - weak,
faire grand roque - (to) castle queenside,
faire petit roque - (to) castle kingside
Federation d'Echecs - chess federation,
Feuille de partie - game score,
Feuille de resultat - scoresheet,
FIDE (Federation Internationale Des Echecs) - World Chess Association,
Fin du tournoi - end of tournament,
Finale - endgame,
Finale de pions - pawn ending,
Finale de tours - rook ending,
Flanc - flank,
Force - strength,
Formation - set-up,
fort - strong,
Fou - bishop,
Fou de cases blanches - light-squared bishop,
Fou de cases noires - dark-squared bishop,
Fourchette - fork,
gagner - to win,
Gambit (Sacrifice) - sacrifice,
Gambit - gambit,
Gambit Benko - Benko Gambit
Gambit dame - queen's gambit,
GM (Grand Maitre) - Grandmaster,
GMF (Grand Maitre Feminin) - woman grandmaster,
Grand Maitre - grandmaster,
Herisson - Hedgehog,
Histoire des Echecs - chess history,
incorrect - wrong,
Initiative - initiative,
Jeu (d'Echecs) en parties rapides - rapid chess,
Jeu a l'aveugle - blindfold chess ,
Jeu d'Echecs - chess,
Jeu d'Echecs a l'aveugle - chess blindness,
Jeu d'Echecs electronique - computer chess
Jeu de reflexion - mental exercise,
Jeu positionnel - positional play,
Jeux (Debuts) ouverts - open games,
Joueur d'Echecs - chess player,
Journal echiqueen - chess magazine,
lacher - to drop,
Liberation (coup liberateur) - liberation,
Ligne - line,
Lignes ouvertes - open lines,
Ligue - league,
Limite en temps - time limit,
Liste de classement - rating list,
Livre d'Echecs - chess book,
Maitre - master,
Mat - mate,
Mat aide - selfmate,
Mat du niais - Fool's mate,
Mat du couloir - back-rank mate,
Mat elementaire - scholar's mate,
Mat etouffe - smothered mate,
Mat sur l'echiquier - mating position,
Match - match,
mauvais - bad,
mauvais fou - wrong bishop,
Menace - threat,
MI (Maitre International) - International Master,
Milieu de jeu - middle game,
Noirs - Black,
Notation - (game) score,
Notation algebrique - algebraic notation,
Nouveaute - original position (or move),
Nulle - draw,
Olympiades d'Echecs - chess olympiad,
Opposition - opposition,
Organisation echiqueenne - chess organization,
Ouverture - opening,
Ouverture Oran Outang - Sokolsky's Opening
Paire de fous - pair of bishops,
Partie (d'Echecs) - game,
Partie a distance - TeleSchach (chess by modem),
Partie ajournee - adjourned game,
Partie de joueurs de cafe - coffee-house game,
Partie par correspondance - correspondence game,
Partie perdue - lost game,
Pat - stalemate,
Pendule d'Echecs - chess clock,
Pendule - clock,
Percee - pawn break,
perdre - to lose,
perdre au temps - exceeding time limit,
Perte - loss of the game,
Perte au temps (tombe) - time out
PGN-Format (format de fichier de parties) - PGN (Portable Game Notation),
Piece - piece,
Piece legere - light piece (or) minor piece,
Piece lourde - major (heavy) pieces,
Piece touchee, piece a jouer (Regle) - touch-move rule,
Piege - trap,
Pion - pawn,
Pion de l'aile - rook pawn,
Pion empoisonne - poisoned pawn,
Pion isole - isolated pawn
Pion passe - passed pawn
Pions doubles - doubled pawn,
Pions lies - united pawns,
Pions pendants - hanging pawns,
Plan - plan,
Pointe - point
Pont - bridge,
Position (classement) - standings,
Position - position,
Position d'echec - check position,
Position de reve - dream position,
Poule - tournament group,
Premier coup - opening move,
Premiere rangee (derniere rangee) - first rank (back rank),
prendre part (a) - to participate (in),
Probleme d'Echecs - chess problem,
Programme (Logiciel) d'Echecs - chess program,
Promenade du roi - king excursion,
Promotion - promotion,
protege - guarded,
Qualite (gagner,donner) - exchange (win, loose),
Rangee - rank,
Recherche arborescente - tree search,
Regles du tournoi - tournament rules,
rejouer (Partie) - to play over (game),
Renseignements sur le tournoi - tournament secretary,
Repetition (de coups) - repetition (of moves),
Reseau de mat - mating net,
Resultat - result,
Roi - king,
Ronde - round,
Roque - castling,
Sacrifice brillant - sham sacrifice,
Sacrifice de cavalier - knight sacrifice,
Salle d'analyse - chess forum,
Semi-slave - Semi-Slav,
Serveur (Web) d'Echecs - chess server,
Simultanee - simultaneous games,
Sous-promotion - underpromotion
Sous-variante - side-line,
Strategie - strategy,
Structure de pions - pawn structure,
Sur l'echiquier - OTB chess (over the board chess),
Systeme de calcul Elo - Elo system,
Systeme de classement - rating system,
Systeme de departage Sonneborn-Berger - Sonneborn-Berger system,
Tactique - tactics,
Tempo - tempo,
Tour - rook,
Tournoi (d'Echecs) - chess tournament,
Tournoi - tournament,
Tournoi adultes - senior-citizen tournament,
Tournoi de Blitz - blitz tournament,
Tournoi des candidats - candidates' tournament,
Tournoi OPEN - open (tournament),
Tournoi thematique - thematic tournament,
Tournoi toutes-rondes - round-robin tournament,
Transposition (de coups) - transposition (of moves),
Variante - variation,
Variante espagnole - Spanish variation,
Variante principale - main line,
Victoire - win,
Victoire dans le tournoi - victory in the tournament,
Zeitnot - time trouble,
Zugzwang - zugzwang,
Chapitre 2 : English - Francais
adjourned game - Partie ajournee,
advantage - Avantage
algebraic notation - Notation algebrique,
amateur - Amateur,
analysis - Analyse,
analyze (to) - analyser,
annotations - Annotations,
attack - Attaque,
back-rank mate - Mat du couloir,
bad - mauvais,
balance / equality - Egalite,
Benko Gambit - Gambit Benko,
bishop - Fou,
Black - Noirs,
blindfold chess - Jeu a l'aveugle ,
blitz (to) - blitzer,
blitz tournament - Tournoi de Blitz,
blockade - Blocus,
blunder - Erreur grave,
break-off - Abandon,
bridge - Pont,
Caissa (goddess of chess) - Caissa (deesse des Echecs),
candidates' tournament - Tournoi des candidats,
capture (to) - capturer,
castle kingside (to) - faire petit roque,
castle queenside (to) - faire grand roque,
castling - Roque,
center - Centre,
central pawns - Centre de pions,
championship - Championnat,
check - Echec,
check position - Position d'echec,
checkmate - Echec et mat,
chess - Jeu d'Echecs,
chess blindness - Jeu d'Echecs a l'aveugle,
chess book - Livre d'Echecs,
chess calendar - Calendrier echiqueen,
chess championship - Championnat d'Echecs,
chess clock - Pendule d'Echecs,
chess club - Club d'Echecs,
chess encyclopaedia - Encyclopedie du jeu d'Echecs,
chess federation - Federation d'Echecs,
chess forum - Salle d'analyse,
chess history - Histoire des Echecs,
chess magazine - Journal echiqueen,
chess olympiad - Olypiades d'Echecs,
chess organization - Organisation echiqueenne,
chess player - Joueur d'Echecs,
chess problem - Probleme d'Echecs,
chess program - Programme (Logiciel),
chess server - Serveur (Web) d'Echecs,
chess tournament - Tournoi (d'Echecs),
chess-board - Echiquier,
Classement final - final standings - Classement final,
clock - Pendule,
coffee-house game - Partie de joueurs de cafe,
combination - Combinaison,
compensation - Compensation,
computer chess - Jeu d'Echecs electronique,
conditional move - Coup candidat,
continuation - COntinuation,
correspondence chess - Echecs par correspondance,
correspondence game - Partie par correspondance,
counter-attack - Contre-attaque,
counter-play - Contre-jeu,
cross-check - Double echec,
cross-pin - Clouage double,
dark-squared bishop - Fou de cases noires,
defence - Defense,
development - Developpement,
diagonal - Diagonale,
diagram - Diagramme,
discovered check - Echec a la decouverte,
double attack - Attaque double,
double check - Echec double,
doubled pawn - Pions doubles,
doubling - creer des pions doubles,
draw - Nulle,
dream position - Position de reve,
drop (to) - lacher,
Elo rating - Classement Elo,
Elo system - Systeme de calcul Elo,
en passant - en passant,
en prise , attacked - en prise,
end of tournament - Fin du tournoi,
endgame - Finale,
equalize (to) - egaliser,
evaluation - Evaluation,
exceeding time limit - perdre au temps,
exchange (win, loose) - Qualite (gagner,donner),
exchange - Echange,
file - Colonne,
first rank (back rank) - Premiere rangee (derniere rangee),
flag - Drapeau,
flank - Flanc,
Fool's Mate - Mat du niais,
fork - Fourchette,
gambit - Gambit,
game - Partie (d'Echecs),
game score - Feuille de partie,
Grandmaster - GM (Grand Maitre),
grandmaster - Grand Maitre,
guarded - protege,
half-move - Demi-coup,
hanging pawns - Pions pendants,
have the first move (to) - avoir le trait,
Hedgehog - Herisson,
initiative - Initiative,
International Master - MI (Maitre International),
intervening check - Echec intermediaire,
intervening move - Coup intermediaire,
isolated pawn - Pion isole,
key-move - Coup cle,
king - Roi,
king excursion - Promenade du roi,
kingsattack - Attaque a l'aile roi,
kingside - Aile roi,
knight - Cavalier,
knight sacrifice - Sacrifice de cavalier,
league - Ligue,
liberation - Liberation (coup liberateur),
light piece (or) minor piece - Piece legere,
light-squared bishop - Fou de cases blanches,
line - Ligne,
lose (to) - perdre,
loss of the game - Perte,
lost game - Partie perdue,
main line - Variante principale,
major (heavy) pieces - Piece lourde,
master - Maitre,
match - Match,
mate - Mat,
mating net - Reseau de mat,
mating position - Mat sur l'echiquier,
mental exercise - Jeu de reflexion,
middle game - Milieu de jeu,
minority attack - Attaque de minorite,
mistake - Erreur,
move - Coup,
open (tournament) - Tournoi OPEN,
open games - Jeux (Debuts) ouverts,
open lines - Lignes ouvertes,
opening - Ouverture,
opening move - Premier coup,
opponent - Adversaire,
opposition - Opposition,
original position (or move) - Nouveaute,
OTB chess (over the board chess) - Sur l'echiquier,
pair of bishops - Paire de fous,
pairing - Appariement,
participate (in) (to) - prendre part (a),
passed pawn - Pion passe,
pawn - Pion,
pawn break - Percee,
pawn chain - Chaine de pions,
pawn ending - Finale de pions,
pawn exchange - Elimination de pions,
pawn roller - Attaque de pions,
pawn structure - Structure de pions,
perpetual check - Echec perpetuel,
Petrov - Defense russe,
PGN (Portable Game Notation) - PGN-Format (format de fichier de parties),
piece - Piece,
pin - Clouage,
pinned - cloue,
plan - Plan,
play over (game) (to) - rejouer (Partie),
point - Pointe,
poisoned pawn - Pion empoisonne,
position - Position,
positional play - Jeu positionnel,
promotion - Promotion,
queen - Dame,
queen's gambit - Gambit dame,
queenside - Aile dame,
quiet move - Coup tranquille,
rank - Rangee,
rapid chess - Jeu d'Echecs) en parties rapides,
rating - Classement,
rating list - Liste de classement,
rating of Buchholz - Departage Buchholz,
rating system - Systeme de classement,
repetition (of moves) - Repetition (de coups),
resign (to) - abandonner,
result - Resultat,
rook - Tour,
rook ending - Finale de tours,
rook pawn - Pion de l'aile,
round - Ronde,
round-robin tournament - Tournoi toutes-rondes,
Ruy Lopez - Espagnole,
sacrifice - Gambit (Sacrifice),
scholar's mate - Mat elementaire,
scoresheet - Feuille de resultat,
score (game) - Notation,
selfmate - Mat aide,
Semi-Slav - Semi-slave,
senior-citizen championship - Championnat adultes,
senior-citizen tournament - Tournoi adultes,
set-up - Formation,
sham sacrifice - Sacrifice brillant,
short notation - Abbrege
side-line - Sous-variante,
simultaneous exhibition - Exhibition en simultanee,
simultaneous games - Simultanee,
smothered mate - Mat etouffe,
Sokolsky's Opening - Ouverture Oran Outang
Sonneborn-Berger system - Systeme de departage Sonneborn- Berger,
space advantage - Avantage d'espace,
Spanish variation - Variante espagnole,
square - Case,
square of escape - Case de fuite,
stalemate - Pat,
standings - Position (classement),
strategy - Strategie,
strength - Force,
strong - fort,
study - Etude,
Swiss system - Appariements au systeme suisse,
tactics - Tactique,
team - Equipe,
team spirit - Esprit d'equipe,
TeleSchach (chess by modem) - Partie a distance,
tempo - Tempo,
thematic tournament - Tournoi thematique,
threat - Menace,
time control - Controle de temps,
time limit - Limite en temps,
time out - Perte au temps (tombe),
time trouble - Zeitnot,
to accept - accepter,
to play - ayant le trait,
touch-move rule - Piece touchee, piece a jouer (Regle),
tournament - Tournoi,
tournament announcement - Annonce de tournoi,
tournament calendar - Calendrier du tournoi,
tournament director - Directeur du tournoi (organisateur),
tournament group - Poule,
tournament rating - Classement du tournoi,
tournament rules - Regles du tournoi,
tournament secretary - Renseignements sur le tournoi,
trainer - Entraineur,
transposition (of moves) - Transposition (de coups),
trap - Piege,
tree search - Recherche arborescente,
uncover (to) - decouvrir,
underpromotion - Sous-promotion,
united pawns - Pions lies,
unpin (to) - declouer,
variation - Variante,
victory in the tournament - Victoire dans le tournoi,
weak - faible,
White - Blancs,
win (to) - gagner,
win - Victoire,
woman grandmaster - GMF (Grand Maitre Feminin),
world champion - Champion du monde,
world championship - Championnat du monde,
World Chess Association - FIDE (Federation Internationale Des Echecs),
world chess champion - Champion du monde d'Echecs,
world senior champion - Champion du monde (adultes),
wrong - incorrect,
wrong bishop - mauvais fou,
zugzwang - Zugzwang,
by Gerhard Hund / GMR Association-CEIT
Update 08.09.2019