Bad Münstereifel, a small town near where I live. The western part of Germany and some areas in the Benelux states have been spontaneously flooded after heavy rainfalls all das yesterday (14th July 2021). At least a handful of people died, others are missing. Several villages and districts are still being evacuated. Dam walls are spilling over and even threatening to collapse. A lot streets aren't passable, there's a huge amount of damage. We were without power most of the night, some people still are. I still haven't heard from my grandparents, probably just because mobiles aren't working properly, but I'm a bit worried. What fucking chaos.
l'échiquier = la planche = le tablier - chess board
la case - square
la case claire - white square
la case sombre - black square
le réglement - the rules of a game
jouer à tour de rôle - to take turns
les pièces - chess pieces
le roi - king
la dame - queen
la tour - rook
le fou - bishop
le cavalier - knight
le pion - pawn
en face = ci-contre - in front of
le coup - move
le coup legal - legal move
C'est ton coup. - It’s your turn.
la pièce à longue portée - a piece which can move as many squares as needed
se déplacer en diagonale - to move diagonally
capturer et retirer une pièce de l'adversaire - to capture and remove the opponent’s piece
la partie - a game of chess
l’ouverture - chess opening
le gambit dame - queen’s gambit
le roi est en échec - the kind is in check
l'échec et mat - checkmate
mater quelqu'un - to checkmate someone
être mis(e) échec et mat - to be checkmated
le roi est en prise - the king is in checkmate
le camp des blancs - white side
le camp des noirs - black side
le roque - castling
le petit roque - king side castling
le grand roque - queen’s side castling
la prise en passant - when a pawn captures a piece by moving diagonally behind it
la promotion du pion - when a pawn is promoted to a different piece
le pat - stalemate
la partie nulle = le match nul - draw
la perte au temps - timeout
la tricherie - cheating
échiquéen(ne) - related to the game of chess
jouer en famille - to play with family
jouer entre amis - to play with friends
jouer dans des lieux publics - to play in public spaces
jouer en club - to play in a club
jouer en tournoi - to play in a tournament
jouer par correspondance - to play remotely
jouer entre ordinateurs - to play across computers
jouer au niveau amateur - to play as an amateur
jouer au niveau professionnel - to play professionally
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PS It’s the second time I’m making this because Tumblr deleted my post when I was minimizing the browser, it all disappeared and I was already done by then ☠ so there may be some typos since I’m typing this in anger 😩 I’mma go play some chess now 😌
Gruselig - Creepy
Dunkel - Dark
Unheimlich - Eerie
Mondhell - Moonlit
Mystisch - Mystical
Gespenstisch - Spooky
der Apfelmost - Apple Cider
die Fledermaus - Bat
das Blut - Blood
der Knochen - Bone
das Lagerfeuer - Bonfire
der Besenstiel - Broomstick
die Süßigkeiten - Candy
der Kessel - Cauldron
das Kostüm - Costume
die Taschenlampe - Flashlight
der Geist - Ghost
das Halloween - Halloween
das Spukhaus - Haunted house
die Maske - Mask
die Nachbarschaft - Neighborhood
die Eule - Owl
der Kürbis - Pumpkin
der Rabe - Raven
die Vogelscheuche - Scarecrow
der Schatten - Shadow
das Skelett - Skeleton
die Spinne - Spider
der Werwolf - Werewolf
die Hexe - Witch
einen Kürbis schnitzen - to Carve a pumpkin
Sammeln - to Collect
Sich Verkleiden - to Dress Up
Jemanden Erschrecken- to Frighten
nach Luft schnappen - to Gasp
auf Süßes-oder-Saures-Tour gehen - to Go Trick-or-Treating
Spuken - to Haunt
Heulen - to Howl
Schreien - to Scream
Was feeling festive! As always, I’m learning, so if you see a mistake please let me know!
Monschau is a small historical town located in the hills of the North Eifel in North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen) in Germany, situated just 4 km across the Belgian border. The picturesque old town center has many preserved 300 years old half-timbered houses along the river Rur.
Long queues in front of Aldi stores because of a discount on desinfectants
Munich: Man sprays desinfectant at Chinese woman while screaming “Corona”.
James Blunt plays without an audience in Hamburg, instead his concert is livestreamed on the Internet.
All clubs and bars in Berlin closed
Desinfectant stolen from hospital again.
They had to change the bus schedule in my town because the Alsace is now considered a risk area and the bus drivers who live there can’t come to work.
Schools are being closed in every state for at least one month.
Pretty much every state bans events
Osnabrück: Guy starts a fight with employees of a supermarket because he wants to buy 50 packs of flour but they told him he was only allowed to buy 20.
Hamburg Fish Market canceled for the first time in 300 years
1. FC Union Berlin selling virtual beer and bratwurst on the internet
Borders to Denmark, France, Switzerland and Austria closed
Tourists no longer allowed to visit islands in the north sea and the baltic sea
Der Junge futtert die Meerschweinchen mit Salat.
The boy eats the guinea pigs with lettuce.
Der Junge füttert die Meerschweinchen mit Salat.
The boy feeds the guinea pigs lettuce.