football
gb/fˈʊtbˌɔl/ us/fˈʊtbˌɔl/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 1600
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
A2
entity
1
American team sport with oval ball
A sport in the US where two teams try to carry or throw an oval ball into the other team's end zone to score points.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may confuse 'football' in American English (American football) with 'football' in British English (soccer). Context and region matter.
Visawe
gridiron (Less common term for American football, mainly used in formal or historical contexts.)
Vinyume
soccer (In American English, 'soccer' refers to association football, which is a different sport from American football.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
football game
|football field
|play football
|football team
|football player
Mada
sports
|games
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- He played college football before joining the professional league.
- The football game was postponed due to heavy rain.
- She bought tickets for the football match next Sunday.
- Football season starts in early September.
- They practiced football drills every afternoon.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I like to watch football on TV.
- My brother plays football at school.
- We saw a football game last weekend.
- The football is brown and oval.
- He runs fast in football.
Nomino
A1
entity
2
Association football (soccer)
A sport where two teams kick a round ball and try to get it into the other team's goal; called 'soccer' in the US.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may be unsure if 'football' means soccer or American football; check the country and context.
Visawe
soccer (Common term in American English for association football.)
Vinyume
rugby (A different type of ball game with handling and tackling, not primarily kicking.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
football match
|football pitch
|play football
|football club
|football fan
Mada
sports
|games
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- Football is the most popular sport in many countries.
- He joined the local football club when he was ten.
- The World Cup is the biggest event in international football.
- They played football in the park until it got dark.
- Her dream is to become a professional football player.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I play football after school.
- We watched a football game on TV.
- He can kick the football very far.
- The football is round and white.
- They love to play football together.
Nomino
A1
entity
3
Ball used in football games
The ball used in sports called football; it can be round or oval depending on the type of game.
Visawe
ball (General term for a spherical or oval object used in games.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
kick the football
|throw the football
|catch the football
Mada
sports
|equipment
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- He kicked the football over the fence.
- The coach brought out a new football for practice.
- She caught the football and ran toward the goal.
- The football was signed by all the players.
- They inflated the football before the game.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I kicked the football hard.
- He threw the football to me.
- We need a new football for the game.
- The football is big and brown.
- She caught the football easily.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
football
IPA
GB/fˈʊtbˌɔl/
US/fˈʊtbˌɔl/
Silabi na mkazo
foot - ball (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: football
- Plural: football, footballs
Familia ya neno
Semi
end run
1/ˈɛnd ɹˈʌn/
idiom
informal
Avoid rules indirectly
To avoid rules or someone in authority by using indirect methods.
Mifano
- They tried an end run around company policy.
- He made an end run to get approval from another department.
kick-off
1/kˈɪk ˈɔf/
fixed phrase
Start of game or event
The time when a football game starts; also used for starting other events or activities.
Mifano
- The kick-off is at 3 p.m. sharp.
- We had a meeting to kick off the new project.
Monday morning quarterback
1/mˈʌndˌeɪ mˈɔɹnɪŋ kwˈɔɹtɚbˌæk/
idiom
informal
Criticizing after knowing result
Someone who says what should have been done after it has already happened and the result is known.
Mifano
- It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback after we lost the game.
- Don't be a Monday morning quarterback—no one knew what would happen.
move the goalposts
1/mˈuv ðə ɡˈoʊlpəsts/
idiom
informal
Change rules unfairly mid-process
To change the rules or conditions while something is happening, making it more difficult for someone to succeed.
Mifano
- They keep moving the goalposts, so we can never win.
- Changing the deadline now is just moving the goalposts.