blitz

blitsə
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Translation of blitz into English

Noun, masculine

1.

guerre mondiale

Dated
bombardements aériens allemands pendant la guerre de 1939-1945
Dated
the Blitz air raids
  • Le blitz a détruit de nombreux quartiers de Londres.The Blitz destroyed many neighborhoods in London.
2.

attaque surprise

attaque rapide et soudaine
  • L'équipe a lancé un blitz pour surprendre ses adversaires.The team launched a blitz to surprise their opponents.
3.

jeu rapide

TECH.
partie d'échecs ou de go jouée très rapidement
TECH.
blitz speed game rapid game
  • Il préfère jouer au blitz plutôt qu'aux parties longues.He prefers to play blitz rather than long games.
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Expressions with blitz: examples in French and translations in English

bughouse chess
four-player blitz
Nous avons organisé un tournoi de blitz à quatre ce week-end.

Synonyms and analogies of blitz in French

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.

Translations of "blitz" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
blitzn.

Ce blitz fulgurant a détruit plusieurs positions en moins de quelques minutes.

That lightning blitz wiped out several positions in just a few minutes.

Le capitaine a redouté un blitz nocturne et a doublé les tours de garde.

The captain feared a nighttime blitz and doubled the guard shifts.

speed chessn.

Il a élaboré une nouvelle stratégie pour sa prochaine compétition de blitz.

He developed a new strategy for his next speed chess competition.

La pendule ajoute de l'excitation à la nature compétitive du blitz.

The clock adds excitement to the competitive nature of speed chess.

blitz chessn.

Je vous rappelle que nous jouons un blitz.

May I remind you, this is blitz chess.

Puis-je vous rappeler que c'est blitz,

May I remind you this is blitz chess,

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Other translations for blitz:

  • rapid chessn.

blitz: Examples and translations in context

Un bref blitz sur la base aérienne a suffi pour neutraliser la menace.

A brief blitz on the air base was enough to neutralize the threat.

Leur stratégie reposait entièrement sur un blitz rapide, suivi d'un retrait immédiat.

Their strategy relied entirely on a rapid blitz followed by an immediate withdrawal.

Le général a planifié un blitz pour briser les défenses avant la tombée du jour.

The general planned a blitz to smash through the defenses before nightfall.

Grâce au brouillard, leur blitz est passé inaperçu jusqu'au dernier moment.

Thanks to the fog, their blitz went unnoticed until the very last moment.

Si le temps est très faible - ces pièces sont appelés blitz.

If time is very small - these pieces are called blitz.

Jouez à des jeux blitz contre des joueurs du monde entier.

Play blitz games against players from all over the world.

Le coordinateur défensif a souligné l'importance d'un blitz surprise bien synchronisé.

The defensive coordinator emphasized the importance of a timely safety blitz.

Un blitz défensif stratégique peut changer la dynamique du match de football.

A strategic safety blitz can change the momentum of the football game.

See also:

blitz à quatre
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