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football

 
 
/ˈfʊtbɔːl/ noun

Translation

UK GAME [U] UK ( UK/US soccer) a game in which two teams of players kick a round ball and try to score goals
futbol
a game of football a football match/team 154
US GAME [U] US ( UK American football) a game in which two teams of players try to kick, run with, or throw an oval ball across each other's goal line
futbol
22154
BALL [C] a large ball for kicking, especially in football
futbol topu
22154
footballer noun [C] UK someone who plays football, especially as their job
futbol oyuncusu
1477154
footballing adjective [always before noun] relating to or playing football
futbolla/futbol oyunu ile ilgili
his footballing career 154
(Definition of football noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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