football

1. (countable, general, uncountable)A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.

   Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.

   any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

2. (countable)The ball used in any game called "football".

   The player kicked the football.

   Hans Moleman Production presents: Man getting hit by football.

   Fußball, Fussball

   футбо́льный мячfutbólʹnyj mjač

   the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

3. (Africa, Caribbean, New Zealand, South Asia, UK, 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.

   Each team scored three goals when they played football.

   Fußball, Fussball

   футбо́лfutból, ногомя́чnogomjáč

   футбо́лfutból, со́керsóker, ко́паний м’ячkópanyj mʺjač

4. (US, uncountable)American football: a game played on a field 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.

   Each team scored two touchdowns when they played football.

5. (Canada, uncountable)Canadian football: a game played on a field 110 yards long and 65 yards wide in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.

   They played football in the snow.

6. (Australia, New South Wales, South, Southern, Tasmania, Western, uncountable)Australian rules football.

7. (Ireland, uncountable)Gaelic football: a field game played with similar rules to hurling, but using hands and feet rather than a stick, and a ball, similar to, yet smaller than a soccer ball.

8. (Australia, New Zealand, countable, uncountable)Any form of rugby.

9. Any form of rugby.

   (Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, uncountable)Rugby league.

10. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, uncountable)Rugby union.

11. (uncountable)Practice of these particular games, or techniques used in them.

12. (countable, figuratively)An item of discussion, particularly in a back-and-forth manner

    That budget item became a political football.

1. Tom broke his arm playing football.

   Том зламав руку, граючи у футбол.

   ruТом сломал руку, играя в футбол.

   deTom hat sich beim Footballspielen den Arm gebrochen.

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2. Tom is on the football team.

   Том у футбольній команді.

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3. You're a very good football player.

   Ти дуже добрий футболіст.

   ruТы очень хороший футболист.

   deDu bist ein sehr guter Fußballspieler.

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4. He is captain of the football team.

   Він капітан футбольної команди.

   ruОн капитан футбольной команды.

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5. Tom is a really good football player.

   Том дійсно добрий футболіст.

   deTom ist ein wirklich guter Fußballspieler.

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