football

[US]/'fʊtbɔːl/
[UK]/'fʊtbɔl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fotball, rugby

vi. spille fotball; spille rugby.
Word Forms
Pluralfootballs

Phrases & Collocations

play football

spille fotball

football match

fotballkamp

football team

fotballag

football club

fotballklubb

football game

fotballkamp

football player

fotballspiller

football field

fotballbane

american football

amerikansk fotball

the football league

fotballligaen

football season

fotballsesong

football manager

fotballtrener

football shoes

fotballsko

football pitch

fotballbane

national football league

nasjonal fotballiga

football boots

fotballstøvler

rugby football

rugbyfotball

australian football

australsk fotball

political football

politisk fotball

football hooligan

fotballhooligan

Example Sentences

Football is a manly sport.

Fotball er en manndomsrettet sport.

a crack football team

et godt fotballag.

Football is a popular game.

Fotball er et populært spill.

a rabid football fan.

en ivrig fotballfan.

an unbeaten football team.

et ubeseiret fotballag.

Football is a team game.

Fotball er et lagsport.

The football match was a classic.

Fotballkampen var en klassiker.

He is a football coach.

Han er en fotballtrener.

The football game is yours.

Fotballkampen er din.

Their football team was relegated.

Deres fotballag ble degradert.

Football is a rough sport.

Fotball er en tøff sport.

the football team's elite.

fotballlagets elite.

Football is a bastion of masculinity in this area.

Fotball er en bastion av maskulinitet i dette området.

Real-world Examples

Children kick a football around for fun.

Barn sparker en fotball rundt for moro skyld.

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There are few parallels between the American football and European football.

Det er få likheter mellom amerikansk fotball og europeisk fotball.

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This is how I would hold a football.

Dette er hvordan jeg ville holde en fotball.

Source: Friends Season 2

Urschel played pro football for the Baltimore Ravens.

Urschel spilte profesjonell fotball for Baltimore Ravens.

Source: PBS Health Interview Series

The company that`s provided Super Bowl footballs since 1941.

Selskapet som har levert Super Bowl-fotballer siden 1941.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 Collection

All these men here gave up their football today.

Alle disse mennene her ga opp fotballen sin i dag.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

I play 5-a-side football with some friends every Sunday.

Jeg spiller 5-a-side fotball med noen venner hver søndag.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Well just hold him like you'd hold a football.

Vel, bare hold ham slik du ville holde en fotball.

Source: Friends Season 2

He started playing professional football when he was just 17.

Han begynte å spille profesjonell fotball da han bare var 17.

Source: Fluent Speaking

Well, first of all, a quarterback is a football player — an American football player.

Vel, for det første er en quarterback en fotballspiller - en amerikansk fotballspiller.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

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