football
gb/fˈʊtbˌɔl/ us/fˈʊtbˌɔl/
A1
Англійська
~ 1600
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may confuse 'football' in American English (American football) with 'football' in British English (soccer). Context and region matter.
Синоніми
gridiron (Less common term for American football, mainly used in formal or historical contexts.)
Антоніми
soccer (In American English, 'soccer' refers to association football, which is a different sport from American football.)
Словосполучення
football game
|football field
|play football
|football team
|football player
Теми
sports
|games
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Іменник
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may be unsure if 'football' means soccer or American football; check the country and context.
Синоніми
soccer (Common term in American English for association football.)
Антоніми
rugby (A different type of ball game with handling and tackling, not primarily kicking.)
Словосполучення
football match
|football pitch
|play football
|football club
|football fan
Теми
sports
|games
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Іменник
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.
Синоніми
ball (General term for a spherical or oval object used in games.)
Словосполучення
kick the football
|throw the football
|catch the football
Теми
sports
|equipment
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
football
IPA
GB/fˈʊtbˌɔl/
US/fˈʊtbˌɔl/
Склади й наголос
foot - ball (2 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (foot)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: football
- Plural: football, footballs
Споріднені слова
Вирази
end run
1/ˈɛnd ɹˈʌn/
idiom
informal
Avoid rules indirectly
To avoid rules or someone in authority by using indirect methods.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- They keep moving the goalposts, so we can never win.
- Changing the deadline now is just moving the goalposts.