🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

match de football

Pronunciation / Transliteration: match de foot-bal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Football match/ˈfʊt.bɔːl mætʃ/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Nous allons regarder un match de football ce soir."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sports competition played between two teams of eleven players using a round ball, with the objective of scoring more goals than the opponent.

    "Millions of fans tuned in to watch the thrilling football match on television."
  2. 2

    An organized fixture or game within a league or tournament schedule.

    "The referee postponed the football match due to heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'football', originating in 19th-century Britain to describe team sports played with a ball on foot, combined with 'match', from Old English 'gemæcca' meaning a companion, equal, or contest.

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