el
masculine
/ˈfutβol/
#1456 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
football, soccer
Word origin
Borrowed and respelt from English 'football'. English 'foot' is Germanic and 'ball' is also of Germanic origin.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- football
- English cognates
- football, foot, ball
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfútbols
Examples
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My son plays football on Saturdays.
deporte favorito .
Football is my father's favourite sport.
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We are going to watch the football tonight.
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The football match starts soon.
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At school we played football every day.
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