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Knots Translated

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	English	Dutch	French	German	Greek	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Spanish	Turkish
	knots	Knoten	noeuds	Knoten	dügüm		część świecy			bagi
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1	bowline	paalsteek	bouline	Palstek	kandilitsa	gassa d'amante	wezel ratowniczy	lais de guia	as de guía	izbarço	1
2	carrick knot	Nœud de Carrick	noeud carrick	Trossenstek							2
3	clove hitch	mastworp	noeud de cabestan	mastwurf/webeleinenstek	psalidia	nodo parlato	wyblinka	volta do fiel	ballestrinque	kazık bağı	3
4	figure of eight	achtknoop	noeud en huit	Acht(-knoten)	ohtari						4
5	fisherman's knot	vissersknoop	noeud de pêcheur	spierenstich	ormiodesmos	nodo Inglese	wezel rybacki	nó de pescador	pescador	balıkçı bağı	5
6	granny knot	oud wijf	noeud de vache	Altweiberknoten	gaidourokompos						6
7	half hitch	halve steek	noeud en demi-cléf	halber Schlag							7
8	half knot		demi-clef								8
9	hitch	steek	noeud								9
10	lashing		aiguillette								10
11	monkeys fist	apeknotje	pomme de touline	affenfaust	grothia maimous			pinha de retenida	nudo de boza		11
12	reef knot	platte knoop	noeud plat	Reffknoten/Kreuzknoten	stavrokompos	nodo piano	wezel płaski	nó direito	nudo de rizo	camadan bağı	12
13	ropework		cordages		shini						13
14	round turn	rondtorn	une demi clé gansée	rundtörn mit slipstek		doppio collo ganciato		volta de fiel pronto a disparar	media llave y cote		14
15	sheepshank	trompetsteek	noeud de jambe de chien	lange trompete	sfendoni	nodo margherita	węzeł skrótowy	nó de catau	margarita	margarita	15
16	sheet bend	schootsteek	noeud découte	schotstek	pododesmos	nodo di scotta		nó de escota	vuelta de escota	sancak bağı	16
17	splice [noun]	split	épisser	Spleiay	matisma						17
	splice [verb]	splitse
18	water knot	waterknoop	noeud d'eau	sackstich			wezel równoległy		nudo doble	su bağı	18
19	whipping	takeling	surliure	einfacher takling	fimoma	piombatura		falcaça	empalme corto	gizli piyan	19
20	whipping twine	takelgaren	gros fil		spagkos						20