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goaltender

/ˈɡoʊlˌtɛndər/ /ˈɡoʊltɛndər/

Meanings
noun

Portero

A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.

Examples :

"The goaltender made a spectacular save, preventing the other team from scoring. "
El portero hizo una parada espectacular, evitando que el otro equipo marcara.
sport game position person

Related Words

Illustration protecting

protecting verb

/pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/

Proteger, defender, resguardar

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

Los condones están diseñados para proteger contra las enfermedades de transmisión sexual.

Illustration designated

designated verb

/ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪd/ /ˈdezɪɡˌneɪtɪd/

Designar, señalar, indicar

"to designate the boundaries of a country"

designar las fronteras de un país

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Eso, aquel

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Mi hermana trajo varios libros a la biblioteca, y ese es sobre dinosaurios.

Illustration scoring

scoring verb

/ˈskɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈskoʊrɪŋ/

Marcar, hacer una incisión

"The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it."

El panadero marcó el pastel para que los camareros supieran dónde cortarlo.

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

Prevenir, impedir

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Me cepillo los dientes regularmente para evitar que se pongan amarillos.

Illustration attempts

attempts noun

/əˈtɛmpts/

Intentos, tentativas

"It was worth the attempt."

Valió la pena el intento.

Illustration opposing

opposing verb

/əˈpoʊzɪŋ/ /oʊˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Oponerse a, resistir

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

Todavía hay tiempo para oponerse a este plan.

Illustration player

player noun

/ˈpleɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈpleɪɚ/

Jugador

"My brother is a good player of the guitar. "

Mi hermano es un buen jugador de la guitarra.

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

Otro

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Mi hermano es una persona diferente; es otro, no se parece en nada a mí.

Illustration team

team noun

/tiːm/

Equipo de tiro

"The farmer used his strong team of horses to pull the heavy wagon. "

El granjero usó su fuerte equipo de tiro de caballos para tirar del carro pesado.

Illustration prevent

prevent verb

/pɹəˈvɛnt/

Prevenir, evitar

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Me cepillo los dientes regularmente para evitar que se pongan amarillos.

Illustration spectacular

spectacular noun

/spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/ /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/

Espectáculo

"The fireworks display was a spectacular. "

El espectáculo de fuegos artificiales fue un espectáculo.