German/Spanish translation please! (2024)

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buddy2

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11 May 05

buddy2

Hainesport, NJ, USA

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11 May 05

I was playing on Playchess.com and my opponent was in a little trouble. I get the message "aje ofrece tablas," followed by "aje rinde." Now im assuming "rinde" means "resigns." and "ofrece" means "offers." Does "tablas" mean a "draw" or "abort"? I'm not even sure what language this is. I'm also assuming it's German because it's Chessbase, but i'm not sure. Also looks Spanish. The guy I'm playing is from Ecuador and "aje" is his handle. Also, is there a site on internet that has chess terms in different languages? If there is, I haven't run across it or i would have used it. Any help would be appreciated.

Chess Slayer

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11 May 05

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Originally posted by buddy2
I was playing on Playchess.com and my opponent was in a little trouble. I get the message "aje ofrece tablas," followed by "aje rinde." Now im assuming "rinde" means "resigns." and "ofrece" means "offers." Does "tablas" mea ...[text shortened]... across it or i would have used it. Any help would be appreciated.

I know a bit of Spanish...

Tablas is draw. Ofrece means offers. I think you might be right about rinde being resign but I'm not 100% sure.

buddy2

Hainesport, NJ, USA

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11 May 05

Lazy Sod

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11 May 05

Originally posted by buddy2
According to Babelfish: Spanish to English
tablas=tables
rinde=it renders
oferce=offers
So the message would be "Aje offers tables." then "Aje renders." See what I mean about a specialized chess multilingual dictionary. A general dictionary just doesn't do it.

Remember, different languages have different word orders, so the first may be "Aje tables (an) offer"

just a thought!

buddy2

Hainesport, NJ, USA

Joined: 22 Jun 04
Moves: 17527

11 May 05

What would "table an offer" mean? Maybe it's "offer a table." Maybe Aje wants to give me a table. In the next game he might offer a chair to go with it. Basically, what we have to know is what is Spanish for "draw" and "resignation" in chess. And that's what i need: a multilingual chess dictionary or a multilingual chess player. Otherwise, a barely unilingual chessplayer like me is helpless.

NIK

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11 May 05

the word for resignation is 'resignación'
not sure the word for draw, sorry

buddy2

Hainesport, NJ, USA

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11 May 05

I searched and searched the net. All I found was a page that had all the chess pieces in 72 languages: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Metro/9154/nap-pieces.htm. In case you wanna go there.

NIK

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11 May 05

also:

rinde means 'it yields' in spanish.
i think (as others have already pointed out) that he is basically just offering you a draw.

buddy2

Hainesport, NJ, USA

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11 May 05

So i guess he just "rinde" resigned. I did find a spanish english chess dictionary which was pretty incomplete. However, it did have "ajedrez"=chess. the guy i was playing had "aje" as his handle. Also "los tablas por acuerdo" means draw by agreement, so i guess it means Aje offered me a draw. Whoosh! What an effort to get something simple.

NIK

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11 May 05

lol, well done on cracking it!

Nordlys

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11 May 05

Originally posted by buddy2
I searched and searched the net. All I found was a page that had all the chess pieces in 72 languages: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Metro/9154/nap-pieces.htm. In case you wanna go there.

Wow, cool page, thanks!

I like the idea of a collection of other chess terms in different languages (maybe a little less than 72 would do...). If I ever have the time, I might work on it.

buddy2

Hainesport, NJ, USA

Joined: 22 Jun 04
Moves: 17527

12 May 05

Yea, a good, accurate page of multilingual chess terms in various languages would be very helpful. Example would be "resignation" "white is better," "draw," etc.

Nordlys

The sky

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12 May 05

Okay, I'll start by making a list of chess terms which should be on the multilingual chess page. Feel free to add to it.

chess
game
check
checkmate
stalemate
resign(ation)
draw
offer
white
black
move
piece
blunder
win
lose
better
worse
castle
en passant
zugzwang
zwischenzug
forced
Good luck!
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