football in Portuguese
football in Portuguese is futebol, bola de futebol, esférico — 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 Portuguese
futebol
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
bola de futebol
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
esférico
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
futebol
(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.
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 Portuguese?
"football" in Portuguese is futebol, bola de futebol, esférico. 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 Portuguese, "football" is futebol, bola de futebol, esférico.
Are there other ways to say "football" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "football": futebol, bola de futebol, esférico.
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