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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestouchdown
Pronunciation / Transliteration: touchdown
"Ele correu para marcar um touchdown incrível."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A scoring play in American and Canadian football in which a player carries or catches the ball in the opponent's end zone.
"The receiver caught the pass in the end zone for a game-winning touchdown."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originates from rugby union and American football, combining 'touch' (to make physical contact with the ground) and 'down' (to the ground), originally referring to touching the ball down behind the opponent's goal line.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Touchdown" is said worldwide
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touché
Transliteration: touché
"L'équipe a marqué un touchdown décisif."
Touchdown
Transliteration: Touchdown
"Der Spieler erzielte einen wichtigen Touchdown."
touchdown
Transliteration: touchdown
"Hanno segnato un touchdown spettacolare."
touchdown
Transliteration: touchdown
"El equipo anotó un touchdown en el último minuto."
touchdown
Transliteration: touchdown
"Ele correu para marcar um touchdown incrível."
touchdown
Transliteration: touchdown
"खिलाड़ी ने मैच का पहला touchdown किया।"
达阵
Transliteration: dázhèn
"他们在最后一秒完成了一个关键的达阵。"
터치다운
Transliteration: teochidaun
"그 선수가 경기 종료 직전에 터치다운을 성공시켰다."
タッチダウン
Transliteration: tatchidaun
"レシーバーが見事なタッチダウンを決めた。"
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