{"id":816,"date":"2010-03-15T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=816"},"modified":"2010-03-14T22:40:57","modified_gmt":"2010-03-14T22:40:57","slug":"soccer-vocabulary-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/soccer-vocabulary-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer Vocabulary in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

With about 3 months (ahem, 87 days to be precise) till the 2010 World Cup games, and with soccer\/football tournaments going on such as the Copa<\/a><\/em> <\/a>Libertadores<\/a><\/em>, the UEFA Champions League<\/a><\/em>, and the CAF Women’s Championship all taking place and all with Portuguese speaking teams, it wouldn’t hurt to learn some soccer vocabulary, would it?<\/p>\n

soccer\/football = futebol <\/strong><\/p>\n

artilheiro = player who scores the most goals in a game or tournament <\/strong><\/p>\n

gol = goal<\/strong><\/p>\n

atacante = forward\/attack<\/strong><\/p>\n

goleiro = goalkeeper<\/strong><\/p>\n

volante = central mid-fielder<\/strong><\/p>\n

zagueiro = central defenseperson<\/strong><\/p>\n

placar = scoreboard<\/strong><\/p>\n

campo de futebol = soccer field<\/strong><\/p>\n

est\u00e1dio de futebol = soccer stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

escanteio (br) \/ pontap\u00e9 de canto (pt) = corner kick<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even more fun to learn are common expressions in Portuguese that come from soccer. \u00a0In Brazil, some of these expressions are:<\/p>\n

bater o escanteio e\u00a0cabecear\u00a0a bola <\/strong>= to take a corner kick = to be selfish about smth. <\/em><\/p>\n

pendurar as chuteiras = <\/strong>hang one’s cleats = to give up<\/em><\/p>\n

vestir a camisa = <\/strong>to wear a jersey = to represent someone\/thing\/organization<\/em><\/p>\n

tirar o time de campo = <\/strong>to forfeit = to give up when all hope’s lost<\/em><\/p>\n

botar para escanteio = <\/strong>to kick the ball out of bounds and take it to corner kick = to ignore or stop talking to someone<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

In Portugual, a few expressions are:<\/p>\n

apanhar um cart\u00e3o amarelo = <\/strong>to get a yellow card in a game = to be condemned by someone <\/em><\/p>\n

meia bola e for\u00e7a! = <\/strong>ball in midfield & strength = to wing something and hope all goes well<\/em><\/p>\n

balizar qualquer coisa = <\/strong>the baliza is the physical goal\/post = to set limits on something<\/em><\/p>\n

Can you all think of any other soccer vocabulary words you’d like to learn or know? \u00a0Do you know of any other popular expressions or idioms that come from popular sports? <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With about 3 months (ahem, 87 days to be precise) till the 2010 World Cup games, and with soccer\/football tournaments going on such as the Copa Libertadores, the UEFA Champions League, and the CAF Women’s Championship all taking place and all with Portuguese speaking teams, it wouldn’t hurt to learn some soccer vocabulary, would it?…<\/p>\n

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