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football

UK: /ˈfʊt.bɔːl/ US: /-bɑːl/

Translation

n [u]
UK (US soccer)
fútbol
a football match
un partido de fútbol
futbol amér.
balón de fútbol americano
US (UK American football)
fútbol americano
Football Club
club de fútbol
La forma abreviada es FC
football pitch
campo de fútbol
Véase tb: table football
(Definition of football n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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