| Item |
Match |
Pronunciation |
Comments |
| referee |
árbitro |
/refəri:/
|
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| winger |
extremo |
/wɪŋə*/
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| shoot (to) |
chutar |
/ʃu:t/
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| penalty box |
área de penalti |
/penəltɪ bɒks/
|
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| save a goal (to) |
parar un gol |
/seɪv ə gəʊl/
|
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| forward |
delantero |
/fɔ:wəd/
|
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| tie game |
empate |
/taɪ geɪm/
|
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| corner kick |
saque de esquina, córner |
/kɔ:nə* kɪk/
|
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| yellow card |
tarjeta amarilla |
/jeləʊ kɑ:d/
|
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| pass |
pase |
/pɑ:s/
|
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| sweeper |
defensa libre |
/swi:pə*/
|
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| coach |
entrenador |
/kəʊtʃ/
|
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| touchline |
línea de banda. |
/tʌtʃlaɪn/
|
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| line judge |
juez de línea |
/laɪn dʒʌdʒ/
|
Also "assistant referee". |
| defender |
defensa |
/dɪfendə*/
|
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| injury time |
tiempo de descuento |
/ɪndʒərɪ taɪm/
|
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| post |
poste |
/pəʊst/
|
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| header |
cabezazo |
/hedə*/
|
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| locker room |
vestuario |
/lɒkə* ru:m/
|
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| goalkeeper |
portero, guardameta |
/gəʊlki:pə*/
|
Also "goalie". |
| stadium |
estadio |
/steɪdɪəm/
|
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| playing field |
campo de juego, campo de deportes. |
/pleɪɪŋ fi:ld/
|
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| shin guards |
espinilleras |
/ʃɪn gɑ:dz/
|
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| goal area |
área |
/gəʊl eərɪə/
|
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| center circle |
círculo central. |
/sentə* sɜ:kl/
|
The center circle is a circular marking with a 10-yard radius in the center of the field from which kickoffs are taken to start or restart the game after half-time or a goal. |
| overtime |
prórroga |
/əʊvətaɪm/
|
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| kick |
tiro |
/kɪk/
|
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| football |
fútbol |
/fʊtbɔ:l/
|
"Football" in British English and "soccer" in American English. |
| wall |
pared |
/wɔ:l/
|
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| substitute |
suplente |
/sʌbstɪtju:t/
|
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| opponent team |
equipo adversario, oponente |
/əpəʊnənt ti:m/
|
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| halftime |
descanso, medio tiempo |
/hɑ:ftaɪm/
|
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| penalty |
penalti |
/penəltɪ/
|
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| corner flag |
banderín de esquina, bandera de córner. |
/kɔ:nə* flæg/
|
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| team |
equipo |
/ti:m/
|
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| bleachers |
gradas, tribuna descubierta. |
/bli:tʃəz/
|
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| sideline |
línea de banda |
/saɪdlaɪn/
|
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| dribble (to) |
regatear |
/drɪbl/
|
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| out of band |
fuera de banda |
/aʊt ɒv bænd/
|
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| midfield |
mediocampo, centro del campo. |
/mɪdfi:ld/
|
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| pitch |
campo |
/pɪtʃ/
|
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| halfway line |
línea de medio campo |
/hɑ:fweɪ laɪn/
|
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| goal |
gol |
/gəʊl/
|
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| corner arc |
córner |
/kɔ:nə*/
|
"Corner kick": saque de esquina. |
| shoot |
chute, disparo |
/ʃu:t/
|
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| control (to) |
controlar |
/kəntrəʊl/
|
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| crossbar |
larguero |
/krɒsbɑ:*/
|
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| football foul |
falta |
/fʊtbɔ:l faul/
|
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| cleat |
zapatilla de fútbol |
/kli:t/
|
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| soccer ball |
balón de fútbol |
/sɒkə* bɔ:l/
|
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| red card |
tarjeta roja |
/red kɑ:d/
|
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| goal line |
línea de meta |
/gəʊl laɪn/
|
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| tackle (to) |
entrar |
/tækəl/
|
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| free kick |
tiro libre |
/fri: kɪk/
|
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| football player |
jugador de fútbol |
/fʊtbɔ:l pleɪə*/
|
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| soccer |
fútbol |
/sɒkə*/
|
You can learn some differences between soccer and football.
1. Football is the term used for many common games under the umbrella, while soccer is just one among them. 2. In different football games, the players can use the hands, feet, or whole body to move the ball, while in soccer only the feet can be used. 3. Soccer uses sphere balls, while other football games used rounded or pointed balls depending on the format of the game. |