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Soccer Vocabulary in Portuguese Posted by on Jun 27, 2014 in Culture, Vocabulary

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Olá pessoal!

We’re halfway through the World Cup so I decided to share soccer vocabulary with you guys today! Estão prontos?

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At the Soccer Field

Bandeirinha – Flagpost
Canto – Corner
Estádio – Stadium, ground
Grande área – Penalty area
Lateral – Touch line
Linha da grande área – Penalty area marking
Linha de fundo – Goal line
Linha do meio de campo – Halfway line
Marca do pênalti – Penalty spot, penalty mark
Locutor – Commentator
Pequena Área – Box
Rede – Net
Seguranças – Stewards
Trave – Post, goalpost
Travessão – Crossbar

Soccer Gear

Bola de futebol – Soccer ball
Calção – Short
Chuteira – Cleated shoes, soccer cleats
Escudo do time – Team Crest
Luvas – Goalkeeper Gloves
Meião – Sock
Uniforme – Uniform

The Team

Banco – Bench
Convocação – Call-up
Equipe – Team
Reserva – Substitute
Técnico – Manager, coach
Time local – Home team
Time visitante – Away team, visiting team

The Players

Atacante – Forward
Centroavante – Center forward, striker
Goleador – Hat-trick
Goleiro – Goalkeeper
Jogador – Player
Lateral direito – Right back
Líbero – Sweeper
Meio-Campista – Midfield, midfielder
Ponta-direita – Right wing
Ponta-esquerda – Left wing
Quarto zagueiro – Left back
Zagueiro – Defender, back

Actions

Arremesso Lateral – Throw in
Barreira – Wall
Chutar – Shoot
Chute – Shot
Cruzamento – Cross
Defesa – Save
Escanteio – Corner kick
Fazer/Marcar um gol – Score a goal
Impedimento – Offside
Mão na Bola – Handball
Matar no Peito – Chest trap
Passar – Pass
Sofrer um gol – concede a goal
Tiro Livre – Free kick

The Referee

Apito – Whistle
Apito final – Final whistle
Árbitro, juiz – Referee
Árbitro assistente – Assistant referee
Cartão amarelo – Yellow card
Cartão vermelho – Red card
Expulsar – Send off
Falta – Foul

The Match

Amistoso – Friendly game
Contra – Against, versus, “V”
Descontos – Injury time
Dois a zero – Two nill
Empate – Draw
Gol – Goal
Gol contra – Own goal
Gol de empate – Equalizer
Intervalo – Half time
Jogar (em casa) – Play (at home)
Jogo fora de casa – Away game
Jogo limpo – Fair play
Jogo sujo – Unfair play
Morte súbita, gol de ouro – Golden goal
Partida, jogo – Match, game
Perder (em casa) – Lose (at home)
Prorrogação – Extra time
Vencer (em casa) – Win (at home)
Time campeão – Winning team
Zero a Zero – Nil Nil

Fonte da lista: Inglês no Supermercado

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English / Spanish teacher and translator for over 20 years. I have been blogging since 2007 and I am also a professional singer in my spare time.