football

  • 11football — (n.) open air game, first recorded c.1400; see FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) + BALL (Cf. ball) (n.1). Forbidden in a Scottish statute of 1424. The first reference to the ball itself is late 15c. Figurative sense of something idly kicked around is first… …

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  • 12football — / fʊtbɔ:l/, it. / futbol/ s. ingl. [comp. di foot piede e ball palla ], usato in ital. almasch. (sport.) [gioco fra due squadre di giocatori che si contendono un pallone cercando di farlo entrare nella porta avversaria] ▶◀ calcio. ● Espressioni:… …

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  • 13football — ► NOUN 1) any of a number of forms of team game involving kicking a ball, in particular (in the UK) soccer or (in the US) American football. 2) a large inflated ball used in such a game. DERIVATIVES footballer noun …

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  • 14Football — (engl., spr. futbaol), s. Fußball …

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  • 15football — (izg. fȕtbol) m DEFINICIJA sport momčadska igra slična ragbiju; američki nogomet ETIMOLOGIJA engl …

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  • 16Football — For other uses, see Football (disambiguation). Some of the many different games known as football. From top left to bottom right: Association football or soccer, Australian rules football, International rules football, rugby union, rugby league,… …

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  • 17Football — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Football (homonymie). Football …

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  • 18football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… …

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  • 19football —    Recognized as Britain’s national sport, football has had a chequered history since the Second World War. The war had limited the number of games, and with the end of hostilities, massive crowds precipitated the birth of what has become known… …

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  • 20Football à 5 — pictogramme paralympique Le football à 5 ou football à cinq déficients visuels est un handisport pratiqué par des athlètes déficients visuels (malvoyants ou non voyants). Le football à 5 s inspire du football. Il suit les règles de la Fifa, avec… …

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