Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ɡol/

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Translation

goal

Word origin

Borrowed and respelt from English 'goal', a sporting term whose earlier English sense was 'boundary, limit'.

Origin
Germanic
Root
goal
English cognates
goal

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralgoles

Examples

Marcó .

He scored a goal in the last minute.

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The goal was very nice to see.

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We need a goal to win the match.

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His first goal was at the age of ten.

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The team scored three goals this afternoon.

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This word is part of lesson 75.