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French vocabulary for Go
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:12 pm
by alice
I'm English but speak French and occasionally enjoy playing online games with French speakers, but I'm a bit stuck. Can anyone help me find the correct French vocabulary for common Go terms?
Any suggestions will be gratefully received.
Re: French vocabulary for Go
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:50 pm
by Gilles
- use Japanese words for the most common concepts (joseki, fuseki, atari, etc.)
- use direct translation for the rest (pierre, capture, prisonniers, coin, bord, centre, ...)
- I see two exceptions: planche(board) is not used, use rather goban and utte-gaeshi is translated snap or snapback.
Re: French vocabulary for Go
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:18 pm
by Javaness
I thought pris-en-retour was used for snapback in french
Re: French vocabulary for Go
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:35 pm
by Gilles
Pris-en-retour (or rather prise en retour) could be used in the explanation of the move or in a formal context. "J'avais pas vu le snap" (I didn't see the snap back) is (unfortunately) pretty common.
I forgot to precise I can only speak for France French.