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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSoccer match
/ˈsɑk.ɚ mætʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sports competition played between two teams of eleven players each, who try to kick a ball into the opposing goal.
"Thousands of fans gathered in the stadium to watch the exciting soccer match." - 2
A regulated game of association football governed by standard international rules.
"The referee had to stop the soccer match temporarily due to heavy rain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'soccer', an abbreviation of association football originating in late 19th-century England from 'assoc.', and 'match', derived from the Old English 'gemæcca', meaning companion or equal. Together, the compound describes a structured contest between two opposing teams playing the sport of soccer.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soccer match" is said worldwide
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match de football
Transliteration: match de futbol
"Nous avons regardé un passionnant match de football hier soir."
Fußballspiel
Transliteration: fuːsbalʃpiːl
"Das Fußballspiel endete mit einem Unentschieden."
partita di calcio
Transliteration: partita di kaltʃo
"La partita di calcio è iniziata alle otto in punto."
partido de fútbol
Transliteration: partido de futbol
"Disfrutamos mucho viendo el partido de fútbol en la televisión."
partida de futebol
Transliteration: paʁtʃidɐ dʒi futɛbɔw
"Os torcedores comemoraram muito após o fim da partida de futebol."
फ़ुटबॉल मैच
Transliteration: football maic
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कल शाम हमने एक रोमांचक फ़ुटबॉल मैच देखा।"
足球比赛
Transliteration: zúqiú bǐsài
Script: 中文汉字
"这场足球比赛吸引了数千名球迷。"
축구 경기
Transliteration: chukgu gyeonggi
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 스타디움에서 열린 축구 경기를 직관했다."
サッカーの試合
Transliteration: sakkā no shiai
Script: 日本語
"私たちはスタジアムでサッカーの試合を観戦した。"
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