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Pronunciation / Transliteration: qiúménqiú
"守门员开出球门球。"
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In soccer, a method of restarting play in which the defending team kicks the stationary ball from anywhere within the goal area after it has last been touched by an attacking player and crossed the goal line without resulting in a goal.
"The goalkeeper stepped up to take the goal-kick, launching the ball deep into the opponent's half."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Compound word combining 'goal' (from Middle English meanings related to barriers, boundaries, or the destination point of a race) and 'kick' (from Old Norse or Middle English origins relating to striking with the foot). Established in association with modern association football (soccer) rules formalized in the late 19th century to describe the specific method of restarting play after the ball goes out of bounds over the goal line.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Goal-kick" is said worldwide
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six-mètres
Transliteration: sis metr
"Le gardien s'apprête à effectuer un six-mètres."
Abstoß
Transliteration: ap.ʃtoːs
"Der Torhüter führt den Abstoß schnell aus."
rimessa dal fondo
Transliteration: riˈmessa dal ˈfondo
"L'arbitro assegna una rimessa dal fondo per la squadra di casa."
saque de puerta
Transliteration: ˈsake de ˈpweɾta
"El portero ejecuta el saque de puerta con un pase largo."
pontapé de baliza
Transliteration: põˈtapɨ dɨ baˈlizɐ
"O guarda-redes preparou-se para marcar o pontapé de baliza."
गोल किक
Transliteration: gol kik
"गोलकीपर ने तेजी से गोल किक लिया।"
球门球
Transliteration: qiúménqiú
"守门员开出球门球。"
골킥
Transliteration: gol-kik
"골키퍼가 골킥을 멀리 차냈다."
ゴールキック
Transliteration: gōru kikku
"ゴールキーパーがゴールキックを蹴る。"
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