Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈfutβol/

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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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This word is part of lesson 30.