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/ˈfʊtbɔlz/

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Football, le foot

(general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.

Examples :

"Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football."

Les matchs de football romains et médiévaux étaient plus violents que tout type de football moderne.

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Football, ballon rond

Association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball. Known as soccer in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

Examples :

"Each team scored three goals when they played football."

Chaque équipe a marqué trois buts lorsqu'elles ont joué au football.

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Football américain: un jeu joué sur un terrain de 100 yards de long et 53 1/3 yards de large dans lequel deux équipes de 11 joueurs tentent d'amener un ballon ovoïde au bout du territoire de l'autre.

American football: a game played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.

Examples :

"Each team scored two touchdowns when they played football."

Chaque équipe a marqué deux touchdowns lorsqu'elles ont joué au football américain.

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Football canadien: un jeu joué sur un terrain de 110 yards de long et 65 yards de large dans lequel deux équipes de 12 joueurs tentent d'amener un ballon ovoïde au bout du territoire de l'autre.

Canadian football: a game played on a played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.

Examples :

"They played football in the snow."

Ils ont joué au football dans la neige.

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Ballons de football australien

(Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory) Australian rules football.

Examples :

"The schoolyard in Melbourne was full of kids kicking footballs during lunch break. "

La cour de l'école à Melbourne était pleine d'enfants qui donnaient des coups de pied dans des ballons de football australien pendant la pause déjeuner.

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Football gaélique

Gaelic football: a field game played with similar rules to hurling, but using hands and feet rather than a stick, and a ball, similar to, yet smaller than a soccer ball.

Examples :

"The sports store sells soccer balls and Gaelic footballs. "

Le magasin de sport vend des ballons de football et des ballons de football gaélique.

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Le rugby à XIII

(New South Wales) rugby league.

Examples :

"The kids down the street are playing footballs after school; I can hear them cheering. "

Les enfants du bout de la rue jouent au rugby à XIII après l'école ; je peux les entendre crier.

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Rugby

Examples :

"The shop sells both footballs for American football and rugby union footballs. "

Le magasin vend à la fois des ballons de football américain et des ballons de rugby.

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Ballons de football

The ball used in any game called "football".

Examples :

"The player kicked the football."

Le joueur a donné un coup de pied au ballon de football.

sport game item

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Pratique du football, techniques utilisées dans ces jeux

Practice of these particular games, or techniques used in them.

Examples :

"The school offers a variety of footballs, including American football and soccer, for students to choose from during gym class. "

L'école propose une variété de pratiques du football, y compris le football américain et le soccer, parmi lesquelles les élèves peuvent choisir pendant le cours de sport.

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Sujet de discussion, pomme de discorde

An item of discussion, particularly in a back-and-forth manner

Examples :

"That budget item became a political football."

Cet article budgétaire est devenu une pomme de discorde politique.

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La mallette en cuir contenant les plans de guerre nucléaire classifiés, qui est toujours près du président américain

The leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President.

Examples :

"Because the President traveled by helicopter, two aides accompanied him, each carrying one of the "footballs." "

Comme le président a voyagé en hélicoptère, deux aides l'ont accompagné, chacun portant l'un des « footballs ».

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