football in French
football in French is football, foot, ballon de foot — football means a sport where two teams try to score by getting a ball into a goal, especially soccer in most of the world or American football in the US.
football in French
football
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
foot
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
ballon de foot
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
soccer
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
ballon
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
football
(UK, Africa, Caribbean, South Asia, uncountable) Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball.
foot
(UK, Africa, Caribbean, South Asia, uncountable) Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball.
soccer
(UK, Africa, Caribbean, South Asia, uncountable) Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball.
football australien
(Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, southern New South Wales ) Australian rules football.
rugby à XIII
(Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, southern New South Wales ) Australian rules football.
What does "football" mean?
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noun A sport where two teams try to score by getting a ball into a goal, especially soccer in most of the world or American football in the US.
"The whole town gathered to watch the football match."
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noun The ball used in such a game.
"The football flew over the fence and into the neighbor's garden."
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noun Informal: an issue passed back and forth between people or groups without resolution.
"The proposal became a political football, kicked between committees for years."
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football in a sentence
- The whole town gathered to watch the football match.
- He played football for his school team for four years.
- The football flew over the fence and into the neighbor's garden.
- The proposal became a political football, kicked between committees for years.
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What is "football" in French?
"football" in French is football, foot, ballon de foot. football means: A sport where two teams try to score by getting a ball into a goal, especially soccer in most of the world or American football in the US.
How do you use "football" in a sentence?
Example: "The whole town gathered to watch the football match." In French, "football" is football, foot, ballon de foot.
Are there other ways to say "football" in French?
Yes — French has 7 translations listed for "football": football, foot, ballon de foot, soccer, ballon, football australien.
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