goalpost

1. One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.

   Torpfosten

   шта́нгаštánga

   шта́нгаštánha

2. The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)

   one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field

3. A rule or target that is "moved" (changed) unfairly; see move the goalposts.

1. We threw down our coats to make goalposts.

   deWir warfen unsere Mäntel hin, um Torpfosten zu bauen.

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2. The ball ricocheted off the goalpost and went in.

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3. The ball hit the goalpost.

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4. We'd agreed on the price, but now you're moving the goalposts by asking for more.

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5. Rachel's left-footed piledriver smacked the goalpost and rebounded away to safety to a chorus of agonised groans from the terraces.

   deRahels tödlicher Schuss mit dem linken Fuß krachte gegen den Pfosten und prallte unter gequältem Aufstöhnen von der Tribüne in sichere Entfernung zurück.

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