Dictionary Dutch - English

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P
Partie Bonnard Partie Bonnard
partij game
passief passive
Philippe, coup coup Philippe
piramide pyramid
piramide van Drenth Drenth pyramid
plakker stick move
plakken playing (or: using) a stick moving
plusschijf extra piece
poortje arc, arch
positie position
positiespel positional play
prijs (trofee) prize, trophy
probleem problem, composition
promoveren (tot dam) to promote (to king), promoting

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Q
qui perd gangne give away draughts
quatre mains quatre mains

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R
Raichenbach, coup Coup Raichenbach
randschijf edge piece
Raphael, coup Coup Raphael
rapiddammen rapid draughts
rechtzetten (een schijf -) to put right a piece, putting right
rekenen calculate
remise draw
remiseaanbod draw offer
Ricou, coup Coup Ricou
rij row
Roozenburgaanval Roozenburg attack
Royal, coup Coup Royal
rugdekking back up
ruil exchange, change
ruilen to chance, changing, making an exchange
ruit diamond

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S
Sambaswing Samba swing
schaar scissors
scherp sharp
schijnoffer pseudo sacrifice
schijf piece
schijvenverdeling distribution of pieces, division –
schuiftrompetmotief trombone theme
slagkeus choice of capture
slagroute track
slagwisseling rally
sneldammen blitz
speelruimte space
speltype type of game
sportiviteit fair play
Springer contra Attaque Springer counter attack
Springer, coup Coup Springer
stijl style
stille zet silent move
stelling position
stellingskenmerken features of a position (CID 2,1)
strategie strategy
strategisch strategic
stuk man (mv. men)
symmetrisch symmetrical

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T
tactiek tactics
talentvol gifted
taxatie judging
taxeren to judge, judging
tempo temp
tempoklassiek tempo-classics
tegenaanval counter attack
terugruilen to change back, changing back
theoretisch theoretical
theorie theory
tijdnood time trouble
tijdnoodfase time scramble
tijdverdeling time management
topper crack
trainen to practise, practising
transporteren, schijven to transport pieces, transporting -
trictrac trictrac
trictraclijnen trictrac lines, trictrac zone
tripleoffer triple sacrifice
Turkse slag Coup Turc
typezetje standard shot

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U
uitdagen to challenge, challenging
uitdager challenger
uitbuiten to exploit, exploiting, to use, using
uitmaken to finish off, finishing off
uur hour

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V
vaardigheidstest tactical test
valluikslag trap shot
vangen to catch, catching
vangstelling catching construction
variant line, variation
vastgezet, vastgelopen frozen out
vastzetten, de tegenstander to freeze out your opponent, freezing out -
veld square
verdedigen to defend, defending
verdedigend defensive
verdediging defense
verliezen to lose, losing
verwijderen, schijven - to eliminate pieces, eliminating –, to remove –
vleugel wing
vleugelaanval left wing attack, attacking a wing
vleugelcontrole wing control
voordeel advantage
voorpost outpost
voorstopper piece <13> or <38>
voortzetting continuation
Vosvariant The Fox
vork fork
vrije zet free move

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W
waardeoordeel judgement
wachtzet waiting move
weerstandspunten
Weiss, zetje van Coup Weiss
wereldkampioenschap world championship
wereldtitel world title
Wie is aan zet? Whose move is it?
winnen to win, winning
winnen (een schijf -) to gain, win a piece, gaining or winning a piece
wit is aan zet white is to move
winstvariant winning line
witspeler white player

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X / Y

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Z
zet move
zetje shot
zetdwang zugzwang
zetjesspeler tactical player
zwakte weakness
zwartspeler black player

[playforstacks]

that is great Tjalling! At the moment i am training some youth players from other country and i find it hard when i do not know how to say Dutch draughts term in English but this will help a lot!