blitz

blitsə

Definition

Definition of blitz - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

guerre mondiale

Dated

bombardements aériens allemands pendant la guerre de 1939-1945

Dated

Le blitz a détruit de nombreux quartiers de Londres.

attaque aérienne

bombardement

attaque surpriseattaque rapide et soudaine

L'équipe a lancé un blitz pour surprendre ses adversaires.

attaque éclair

coup de force

jeu rapide

TECH.

partie d'échecs ou de go jouée très rapidement

TECH.

Il préfère jouer au blitz plutôt qu'aux parties longues.

partie rapide

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Expressions with blitz

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blitz à quatre

variante d'échecs rapide jouée en équipes de deux avec transfert de pièces

Nous avons organisé un tournoi de blitz à quatre ce week-end.

Origin of blitz

allemand, blitz (éclair)

Terms with blitz included in their meaning

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blitzer

échecs rapides

jouer une partie d'échecs à la cadence très rapide du blitz

Examples of blitz in a sentence

Le musée expose des photos du blitz de 1940.
Un blitz policier a eu lieu à l’aube.
Le général a ordonné un blitz contre l’ennemi.
Le tournoi de blitz commence à 18h.
Elle s'entraîne au blitz pour améliorer sa rapidité.

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English:the Blitz, blitz, ...
German:Blitz, Blitzangriff, ...
Italian:blitz, attacco lampo, ...
Spanish:blitz, ataque relámpago, ...
Portuguese:blitz, ataque relâmpago, ...
Chinese:闪电战, 突袭, ...
Japanese:ブリッツ, 奇襲, ...
Arabic:البلتز, هجوم خاطف, ...
Hebrew:בְּלִיץ, הַתְקָפָה מָהִירָה, ...
Russian:Блиц, блиц, ...
Ukrainian:бліц, раптова атака, ...
Catalan:el Blitz, blitz, ...
Danish:Blitzen, blitz, ...
Dutch:de Blitz, blitz, ...
Greek:αεροπορικές επιθέσεις, μπλίτζ, ...
Khmer:ប្លីត្ស, ការវាយឆ្មក់, ...
Korean:블리츠, 기습, ...
Polish:Blitz, błyskawiczny atak, ...
Portuguese (BR):Blitz, blitz, ...
Romanian:Blitz, atac fulger, ...
Swedish:Blitzen, blixtattack, ...
Thai:บลิทซ์, การโจมตีสายฟ้าแลบ, ...
Turkish:Blitz saldırıları, blitz, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc ném bom Blitz, cuộc tấn công chớp nhoáng, ...

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